Artist: Jean-michel Moreau (1741 - 1814)
Nationality: French
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Media: Painting,Printmaking,Drawing
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Biography:
Jean-Michel Moreau le Jeune was a wigmaker’s son who studied with a painter and engraver. He traveled to St. Petersburg with his master in 1758, returning to Paris a year later. He dropped painting and began drawing for engravings and illustrating for Diderot’s Encyclopedie. He collaborated with Francois Boucher and illustrated the writings of Voltaire and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Moreau became Designer to the King in 1770 and Designer and Engraver to the King in 1781. Moreau also illustrated for a costume book, Monuments de costume physique et morale, that was first published in 1777. He joined the Academie Royale in 1789 and worked through the French Revolution, appointed to royal office by Louis XVIII in 1814.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (60)
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Les petits parains (The little godfathers) Engraving 18th - 19th century
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Copie d'après l'esclave mourant de Michel-Ange (2e moitié 19e siècle) by MOREAU Gustave ; MICHEL-ANGE (d'après)
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger La foire de Gonesse Engraving 1772
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Serment de Louis XVI a son Sacre Etching 1779
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Le Festin Royal Line engraving 1782
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Le Festin Royal Line engraving 1782
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Le pardon obtenu 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Les adieux Engraving 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger HÈlas! Voil‡ ce que l'amour me coute! - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (La Prude, Act III, Sc.3) engraving 1801
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Memnon Ou L'Ecoeuil Du Sage 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Arrivee de la Reine a l'Hotel de Ville Etching 1782
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Pygmalion (Paris: J. Lemonnyer, 1883) book with facsimiles of engravings 1883
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Adelaide! - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (Adelaide de Gueselin, Act II, Sc.3) engraving 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Un vieux fou - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (La Femme qui a raison, Act II, Sc.5) engraving 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger La Modele Honnete Etching-engraving 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Proof before the title of: HÈlas! Voil‡ ce que l'amour me coute! - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (La Prude, Act III, Sc.3) engraving 1801
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Le voile est dÈchirÈ - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (Le Duc de Foix, Act V, Sc.2) engraving and etching 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Le Duc de Foix - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (La Princesse de Navarre, Act I, Sc.5) engraving and etching 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Voil‡ mon coeur frappez - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (Mariamne, Act III, Sc.2) engraving 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger O mon Dieu tutÈlaire! - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (Tanerede, Act IV, Sc.4) engraving and etching 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Regarde la, te dis-je - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (Zaire, Act V, Last scene) engraving and etching 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Je tombe ‡ vos genoux - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (Les Scythes, Act IV, Sc.7) engraving and etching 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Venus Anadyomene drawing: graphite under pen and black ink 18th - 19th century
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Copie d'après Michel-Ange (2e moitié 19e siècle) by MOREAU Gustave ; MICHEL-ANGE (d'après)
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger AglaÈ - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (Socrate, Act II, Sc.1) engraving 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Proof before the title of: Adelaide! - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (Adelaide de Gueselin, Act II, Sc.3) engraving 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Proof before the title of: Un vieux fou - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (La Femme qui a raison, Act II, Sc.5) engraving 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Arrette, audacieux coupable; - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (Sophonisbe, Act II, Sc.5) engraving and etching 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Les Èclairs sont moins prompts - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (MÈrope, Act V, Sc.6) engraving 18th - 19th century
J. Paul Getty Museum -
Dido Excoriates Aeneas
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Mon pËre - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (L'Enfant Prodigue, Act V, Sc.6) engraving and etching 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Si, Si, brindisi ‡ te - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (Le Baron d'Otrante, Act III, Sc.3) engraving 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Cassandre - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (Olimpie, Act III, Sc.5) engraving and etching 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger O Dieux! - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (Oedipe, Act IV, Sc.3) engraving and etching 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Proof before the title of: Le Duc de Foix - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (La Princesse de Navarre, Act I, Sc.5) engraving and etching 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Proof before the title of: O mon Dieu tutÈlaire! - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (Tanerede, Act IV, Sc.4) engraving and etching 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Proof before the title of: Le voile est dÈchirÈ - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (Le Duc de Foix, Act V, Sc.2) engraving and etching 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Peux-tu meler l'amour ‡ moments d'horreurs? - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (Alzire, Act IV, Sc.4) engraving 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Ah! formons ces doux noeuds au temple de VÈnus - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (Samson, Act IV Sc.3) engraving and etching 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Proof before the title of: Je tombe ‡ vos genoux - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (Les Scythes, Act IV, Sc.7) engraving and etching 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger La Foire de Gonesse pen and black ink with brown wash over graphite on cream laid paper 1772
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger J'embrasse mes enfans - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (Mahomet, Act IV, Sc.5) engraving and etching 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Proof before the title of: AglaÈ - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (Socrate, Act II, Sc.1) engraving 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Ah! Je suis votre fils,... - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (Semiramis, Act IV, Sc.4) engraving 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Ah! ah! Monsieur vous sortez donc enfin! - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (Le Depositaire, Act II, Sc.4) engraving and etching 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Proof before the title of: Arrette, audacieux coupable; - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (Sophonisbe, Act II, Sc.5) engraving and etching 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Proof before the title of: Les Èclairs sont moins prompts - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (MÈrope, Act V, Sc.6) engraving 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Adieu! ne montre au moins ce portrait ‡ personne - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (L'Indiscret, Sc.7) engraving and etching 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Notus promettons, PompÈe, ‡ tes saerÈs genoux - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (Mort de CÈsar, Act II, Sc.4) engraving and etching 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Octave, je sais trop que notre intelligence - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (Le Triumvirat, Act II, Sc.5) engraving and etching 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Glycere - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (Les deux Tonneaux, Act III, Sc.1) engraving and etching 18th - 19th century
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: Jean Michel "Le Jeune" Moreau Title: Le Rendezvous pour Marly Date: 1776 - 1783
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Proof before the title of: Si, Si, brindisi ‡ te - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (Le Baron d'Otrante, Act III, Sc.3) engraving 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Je laisse entre vos mains - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (Eryphile, Act IV, Sc.5) engraving and etching 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Proof before the title of: Cassandre - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (Olimpie, Act III, Sc.5) engraving and etching 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Point de remerciment point de reconnaissance - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (L'Ecossaise, Act II, Sc.6) engraving 18th - 19th century
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Sensibilité de Henri IV d'ap J-M Moreau le jeune (4e quart 18e siècle ; 1er quart 19e siècle) by MOREAU Jean-Michel (dessinateur, illustrateur, d'après)
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Quoi! Toujours Charlot! - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (Charlot, Act II, Sc.3) engraving and etching 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger HÈlas! qu'alliez vous faire? - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (Oreste, Act IV, Sc.5) engraving and etching 18th - 19th century
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Vengeance, attends ma voix! - Illlustration to work of Voltaire (Les GuËbres, Act III, Sc.2) engraving and etching 18th - 19th century

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (10)
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Metropolitan Museum of Art: Gustave Moreau - Between Epic and Dream
Best known for his mysterious and complex allegorical paintings based on classical, literary, and biblical sources, Moreau was much admired in his own day. His fantastic, ...
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Last Week! Gustave Moreau - Between Epic and Dream
Best known for his mysterious and complex allegorical paintings based on classical, literary, and biblical sources, Moreau was much admired in his own day. His fantastic, ...
Saint Mary’s College Moreau Center for the Arts and Moreau Art Galleries: Beneath the Surface: Digital Imagery by Ellen Jantzen
In this project Jantzen creates a series of anthropomorphic beings hovering symmetrically over backdrops ranging from the apocalyptic to the sublime. Her method of altering images parallels her interest in creating an altered reality for her viewe...
National Gallery: A Private Passion: 19th-Century Paintings and Drawings from the Grenville L. Winthrop Collection, Harvard University
The exhibition is organised by the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, in collaboration with the National Gallery, London, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lyon and Réunion des Musées Nationaux, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, ...
Columbia Museum of Art: From Fauvism to Impressionism: Albert Marquet at the Pompidou
Schooled under Gustav Moreau at the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs alongside his friend Henri Matisse, Marquet was considered at the forefront of artistic achievement in France in his day. Bonds of friendship associated him with Matisse as well as Raou...
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art: Degas to Picasso: Painters, Sculptors and the Camera
Dating from roughly 1885 to 1915, the 364 paintings, drawings, sculptures and photographs on view demonstrate the pervasive and diverse role of photography in the work and working processes of these significant artists. The works...
Kimbell Art Museum: From Renoir to Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée de l'Orangerie
Everywhere from Tokyo to Moscow to Washington, D.C., individual collectors set in motion plans for independent institutions, committed to modern and non-Western ...
Modern Museum: David Bailey: Birth of the Cool
Bailey remembers that when he was growing up in the East End of London, he saw three alternatives for his future: to be a boxer, a trumpet player or a car thief. So he bought himself a trumpet and tried to play in the spirit of Chet Baker, bu...
Riflemaker: Voodoo - Hoochie-Coochie and the Creative Spirit
Throughout the exhibition, the idea of Voodoo practise – initiation and possession particularly - is used as a metaphor for the spiritual heights considered essential to the creative process - a need to fire up the spirit, get your Mojo working, g...
Jewish Museum: Tenth Annual New York Jewish Film Festival
Several directors will be in New York during the festival to introduce their fi1ms, including Pierre Grimblat (Lisa), Paula Levine (Convergence), Peter Forglics (The Maelstrom - A Family Chronicle), Gilles Bourdos (Disparus), and Rod Freedman (Unc...

Further Artwork and Information:

Jean-michel Moreau (1741 - 1814) Biography, Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
Jean-Michel Moreau Online
Jean-Michel Moreau le Jeune (Getty Museum)
DBLP: Jean-Michel Moreau
Moreau, Jean-Michel
Jean-Michel MOREAU (1741-1814)
Jean Michel Moreau The Younger (1917 - ) Biography, Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
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