About Jacques de Lajoue
Lived 1686 – 1761 (aged 74–75). Jacques de Lajoue was a French painter, illustrator, graphic artist, printer and artist.
Jacques de Lajoue, a French architectural painter, was born in 1687 in Paris. He became a member of the Academy in 1721, and is noticed for a 'Perspective' which he executed in 1732 at the Library of St. Geneviève. He also designed the title-page to the works of Wouwerman. Etchings have been made after him by Cochin, Tardieu, and others. He died in Paris in 1761.
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Architectural painter (1686-1761)
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Jacques de Lajoue was born in 1686 in Paris.
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Jacques de Lajoue died in 1761 in Paris.
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Jacques de Lajoue was a painter, illustrator, graphic artist, printer and artist.
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