biography
| name: |
Monnoyer, (Jean) Baptiste
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pronunciation:
[monwayay]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1639–99)
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| biography:
| Painter, born in Lille, N France. He studied in Antwerp and was elected a member of the Academy, Paris in 1665. He specialized in flower-paintings, and was commissioned by Louis XIV to decorate the palace at Versailles. In c.1685 he moved permanently to London. |
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