About Joseph Christophe
Lived 1662 – 1748 (aged 85–86). Joseph Christophe was a French painter.
Joseph Christophe (1662–1748) was a French painter. In 1696 he painted as a "mai" for Notre-Dame the Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes. He was received into the Academy in 1702, and in 1724 became painter to the Archduke Leopold, for whom he executed many portraits. At Versailles there is by him The Baptism of Dauphin, son of Louis XIV. He died in Paris in 1748.
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Who was Joseph Christophe?
French painter (1662-1748)
When was Joseph Christophe born?
Joseph Christophe was born in 1662 in Verdun.
When did Joseph Christophe die?
Joseph Christophe died on 29 March 1748 in Paris.
What was Joseph Christophe's occupation?
Joseph Christophe was a painter.
What nationality was Joseph Christophe?
Joseph Christophe was French.
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