Paul Mignard

Paul Mignard (27 December 1639, in Avignon – 15 October 1691, in Lyon) was a French painter and etcher.[1] Born into an important artistic family with its origins in Troyes, he is known mainly as a portrait painter.[2]

Paul Mignard
Self-portrait, 1673/74
BornDecember 27, 1639
Avignon, Vaucluse, France
DiedOctober 15, 1691(1691-10-15) (aged 51)
Lyon, France
NationalityFrench
EducationAcadémie royale de peinture et de sculpture
Occupation(s)Painter, etcher
SpouseMarie-Madeleine Chenard
FatherNicolas Mignard
Family
Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Lully
  1. ^ Adrien Marcel, 'Nicolas Mignard, Mémoires de l'Académie de Vaucluse', 1931, p.16 (in French)
  2. ^ Natalis Rondot, 'Les peintres de Lyon du quatorzième au dix-huitième siècle', 1888, p. 161-162 (in French)