Born in Paris, he was the son of the portrait painter François de Troy; studied in Italy from 1699 until about 1706. He became a successful and fashionable artist, in all branches of painting, particularly genre. He was appointed Director of the French Academy in Rome in 1738 and remained there until his death.
Jean-François de Troy
1679 - 1752
Paintings by Jean-François de Troy
This is the first of the series of seven illustrations of the story of Jason made by Jean-François de Troy as sketches for cartoons for the Gobelins tapestry works in Paris. The Gallery owns another sketch from the same series: The Capture of the Golden Fleece.According to the Roman poet Ovid’s M...
This is the third of a series of seven illustrations of the story of Jason made as sketches for cartoons for the Gobelins tapestry works in Paris. The Gallery also owns the first sketch from the series: Jason swearing Eternal Affection to Medea.Jason has set out to capture the Golden Fleece, and...
Winged Father Time unveils Truth, who is dressed in white and rests her foot on a globe, symbolising the Earth from which she has sprung. With her left hand, Truth unmasks Deceit, while with her right she gestures to the four cardinal virtues: Prudence, holding a snake; Temperance, carrying a wat...
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after Jean-François de Troy
Pied-de-Boeuf (‘cow foot’) was originally a children’s game, in which the players counted as they put their hands one on top of another, and usually ended with the granting of a kiss to whoever reached ‘nine’. The gentleman has taken hold of the lady in grey’s wrist, presumably because he has rea...
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