Artist: Alexandre-francois Desportes (1661 - 1743)
Nationality: French
Movement: Baroque
Media: Paintng
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Biography:
Alexandre-Francois Desportes began studying painting at the age of twelve at the insistence of his father. After living in Poland for a short while painting portraits of the Polish royal family, he returned to France to specialize in hunting scenes and still lifes. He soon became the preferred painter of King Louis XIV and King Louis XV of France who commissioned him to paint their hunts and favorite dogs. Desportes also decorated several royal houses and designed tapestries.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (60)
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
Panthers of Bacchus Eating Grapes, study for a tapestry Alexandre François Desportes (French, 1661-1743)Oil on
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Portrait de Desportes en chasseur by DESPORTES Alexandre François
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
Still Life with Silver Alexandre François Desportes (French, 1661-1743)Oil on canvas; 103 x 73 3/4
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Alexandre Francois Desportes - Landscape with a Dog and Partridges 1719 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art French
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Alexandre Francois Desportes - Sketches of a kitten n.d. oil on buff paper The Fitzwilliam Museum French
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Alexandre Francois Desportes - A floral composition n.d. oil on canvas The Fitzwilliam Museum French
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LA CHASSE AU LOUP (1725) by DESPORTES Alexandre François, DESPORTES Le Père (dit)
J. Paul Getty Museum -
Pair of Three-Panel Screens
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NATURE MORTE AU PAON (4e quart 17e siècle ; 1ère moitié 18e siècle) by DESPORTES Alexandre François
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Colonne à la mémoire de Desportes (19e siècle) by anonyme
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CANARDS, FAISANS ET FRUITS PRES D'UNE FONTAINE (1717) by DESPORTES Alexandre François
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LIEVRE, PERDRIX ET ATTRIBUTS DE CHASSE (1726) by DESPORTES Alexandre François (attribué)
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UN LIEVRE, UN FUSIL, DES PERDRIX ET AUTRES OISEAUX PLACES EN BAS D'UN ROSIER (1720) by DESPORTES Alexandre François
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GIBIER ET ATTRIBUT DE CHASSE (1726) by DESPORTES Alexandre François (attribué)
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CHIENS ET ATTRIBUTS DE CHASSE (1726) by DESPORTES Alexandre François (attribué)
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Colonne à la mémoire de Desportes, et détails de médaillons (1921) by COURONNE
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ATTRIBUTS DE CHASSE (1726) by DESPORTES Alexandre François (attribué)
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Diane et Blonde, chiennes de la meute de Louis XIV, chassant (1802) by DESPORTES Alexandre François
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Bonne, Nonne et Pomme, chiennes de la meute de Louis XIV (1702 vers) by DESPORTES Alexandre François
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DEUX CHIENS ET UN LAPIN (1757) by DESPORTES Nicolas, DESPORTES LE NEVEU (dit)
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Chat projetant sa tête en avant (1930) by DESPORTES Alexandre François
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Sanglier faisant tête aux chiens (1ère moitié 18e siècle (?)) by DESPORTES Alexandre François (école) ; LEVRAC-TOURNIERES Robert
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CANARD (1992) by DESPORTES Alexandre François (genre de)
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PORC-EPIC (17e siècle) by BERNAERTS Nicasius
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Molosse de profil (1692 entre ; 1700 et) by DESPORTES Alexandre François
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Chevreuil, gibier et fruits (1ère moitié 18e siècle (?)) by DESPORTES Alexandre François (attribué)
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Etude de deux plantes à larges feuilles (1793) by DESPORTES Alexandre François
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Rougeaude, chienne de la meute de Louis XIV (1725 avant) by DESPORTES Alexandre François
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Chien, gibier et fruits (1ère moitié 18e siècle (?)) by DESPORTES Alexandre François (école)
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Tête de cerf (1725 avant) by DESPORTES Alexandre François
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Chien de la meute du Grand Dauphin (1702 vers) by DESPORTES Alexandre François
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Chien de la meute du Grand Dauphin (1702 vers) by DESPORTES Alexandre François
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Chien dressé (1725 avant) by DESPORTES Alexandre François
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Cerf couché (1ère moitié 18e siècle) by DESPORTES Alexandre François
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Nature morte en trompe l'oeil : toile et outils de peintre (1665) by GYSBRECHTS Cornelis Norbertus
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Deux pattes de chiens (1692 entre ; 1700 et) by DESPORTES Alexandre François
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Concorde, chienne de la meute de Louis XIV (1700 vers ; 1702 vers) by DESPORTES Alexandre François
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Chien épagneul blanc et perroquet (1ère moitié 18e siècle (?)) by DESPORTES Alexandre François (école)
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Des chiens gardant un loup mort (1702) by DESPORTES Alexandre François
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Chien de la meute de Louis XIV (1702 vers) by DESPORTES Alexandre François
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Philippe Desportes (17e siècle) by LAGNEAU (? )
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Francois de Poilly Alexandre Falguiere engraving 1887
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Têtes de chevaux, cerf, renard et chien (1ère moitié 18e siècle) by DESPORTES Alexandre François
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Francois-Marie-Louis-Alexandre Gobinet de Villecholle Franck Rue Royale, Paris albumen Print 1871
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CHAT HUANT.ETUDE (3e quart 17e siècle) by BOEL Pieter, BOULE (dit)
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Etude de cerf (1ère moitié 18e siècle) by DESPORTES Alexandre François
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TROIS PERROQUETS ARAS ET UNE TETE (3e quart 17e siècle) by BOEL Pieter, BOULE (dit)
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GIBIER, ANIMAUX ET FRUITS (1724 avant) by DESPORTES Claude François, DESPORTES Le Fils (dit)
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Chasse aux renards (1719) by DESPORTES Alexandre François
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Chiens attaquant un cerf (4e quart 17e siècle ; 1ère moitié 18e siècle) by DESPORTES François (atelier)
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Sanglier faisant tête au chien (sic) (1702) by DESPORTES Alexandre François
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FRANCOIS ALEXANDRE FROMONT (1829) by GOSSE Nicolas
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Gueule et oreille de chien de meute (1702 vers) by DESPORTES Alexandre François
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NATURE MORTE A L'AIGUIERE (1734) by DESPORTES François
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Débuché de cerf (1719) by DESPORTES Alexandre François
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GIBIER, FRUITS ET CHOUX FLEURS (1733) by DESPORTES François
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Personnage de 50 à 60 ans avec un large col (Philippe Desportes, 1545-1606 ? ) (17e siècle) by LAGNEAU (? )
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GIBIER, FLEURS, FRUITS ET UN CHIEN (1712) by DESPORTES François
J. Paul Getty Museum -
Pair of Tureens, Liners, and Stands
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GIBIER, LEGUMES, FRUITS ET DEUX CHIENS (1712) by DESPORTES François

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