biography
| name: |
Coypel, Charles-Antoine
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pronunciation:
[kwapel]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1694–1752)
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| biography:
| Painter, born in Paris, France. He was appointed first painter to the king (1743) and director of the Academy (1747) after a distinguished academic career. He set up the ‘École des Elèves protégés’, which helped establish a flourishing French school of Neoclassicism. His prolific output included book illustrations, tapestry designs, portraits, and writings on art. |
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