Louis de Boullogne (le Jeune) was born in Paris in November 1654, the second son of the painter Louis de Boullogne or Boullongne (l'Ancien). Both he and his elder brother Bon studied at the Academy in Paris, and then in Rome.
Louis le Jeune taught at the Paris Academy from 1692, becoming Director in 1722 and First Painter to the King in 1725. He was involved in many of the most prestigious religious and mythological commissions of his day, especially at Versailles, the Trianon and Les Invalides.
Louis de Boullogne
1654 - 1733
Paintings by Louis de Boullogne
This painting is based on a story from the Roman poet Ovid’s Metamorphoses. When Hercules arrived at the River Euenus with his bride Dejanira, the centaur Nessus offered to carry her across the water while Hercules swam. Having reached the other side, Nessus attempted to run off with Dejanira, bu...