Maupérin ( fl. 1766- c. 1800) was a French painter of the 18th century who produced works for Louis XVI.
Maupérin was a painter of some reputation. On 31 December 1766, he obtained the third medal of the Académie Royale. He was a member of the Académie de Saint-Luc, where some of his works were put on display in 1774.
He notably painted the young Vietnamese Prince Nguyễn Phúc Cảnh, [1] and Father Pigneau de Béhaine of the Paris Foreign Missions Society, during their embassy in Paris in 1787. These paintings are now located at the Paris Foreign Missions Society. [2]
He also exhibited some of his works at the Louvre after the French Revolution.
Maupérin ( fl. 1766- c. 1800) was a French painter of the 18th century who produced works for Louis XVI.
Maupérin was a painter of some reputation. On 31 December 1766, he obtained the third medal of the Académie Royale. He was a member of the Académie de Saint-Luc, where some of his works were put on display in 1774.
He notably painted the young Vietnamese Prince Nguyễn Phúc Cảnh, [1] and Father Pigneau de Béhaine of the Paris Foreign Missions Society, during their embassy in Paris in 1787. These paintings are now located at the Paris Foreign Missions Society. [2]
He also exhibited some of his works at the Louvre after the French Revolution.