Charles Errard | |
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Born | c. 1606/9 Nantes, France |
Died | 25 May 1689 (aged 80 or 83) |
Resting place | Santa Trinità dei Monti |
Father | Charles Errard |
Director of The French Academy in Rome | |
In office 1666–1672 | |
Succeeded by | Noël Coypel |
In office 1675–1684 | |
Preceded by | Noël Coypel |
Succeeded by | Matthieu de La Teulière |
Director of the Académie de Peinture et de Sculpture | |
In office 1675–1683 | |
Monarch | Louis XIV of France |
Preceded by | Antoine de Ratabon |
Succeeded by | Charles Le Brun |
Charles Errard (c. 1606/9–25 May 1689), also known as Charles Errard the Younger, was a French painter, draughtsman, engraver, writer, as well as co-founder and later director of the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture. He was also the Director of the French Academy in Rome from 1666 to 1672 and again from 1675 to 1684.[1]