Pierre-Paul Prud'hon

French · 1758–1823 · Painter, Printmaker

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon was a French Neo-classical painter and draughtsman best known in his own time for his allegorical paintings and portraits, now for his drawings. He painted… (Wikipedia)

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Pierre-Paul Prud'hon was a French Neo-classical painter and draughtsman best known in his own time for his allegorical paintings and portraits, now for his drawings. He painted a portrait of Napoleon's wife Empress Josephine.

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Born 1758, ClunyDied 1823, ParisOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q469056 ↗ULAN 500003716 ↗Museum works 24

Also known as attr. a, P. P. Prud'hon, paul pierre prudhon, Pierre P. Prud'hon, Pierre-Paul Prud'Hon, pierre prud'hon, Pierre Prudon

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Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Périgord (1754–1838), Prince de Talleyrand — **Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Périgord (1754–1838), Prince de Talleyrand**1817 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Mrs. Charles Wrightsman Gift, in me…

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, Andromache and Astyanax — **Andromache and Astyanax**?1813–17; 1823–24? · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Collis P. Huntington, 1900 — Open …

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, David Johnston — **David Johnston**1808 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Samuel H. Kress Collection — Open Access…

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, Study for Cupid and Psyche — **Study for Cupid and Psyche**1783–84 · Black and white chalk with some charcoal on papier bleuté (woven)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection, 1975 — Open Access …

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, Study for Astyanax’s Nurse — **Study for Astyanax’s Nurse**ca. 1812 · Black and white chalk, with stumping, on blue paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Louis de Bayser, 2015 — Open Access (…

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, The Assumption of the Virgin — **The Assumption of the Virgin**ca. 1816–19 · Black and white chalk
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1937 — Open Access (CC0)

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, Seated Female Nude (recto); Standing Male Nude (verso) — **Seated Female Nude (recto); Standing Male Nude (verso)**probably between 1810–20 · Black and white chalk, stumped, on blue paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Walter C. Baker, 1971 — Open Acces…

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, Male Nude Study — **Male Nude Study**charcoal heightened with white chalk on blue paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Howard Sturges — Open Access (CC0)

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, Adonis — **Adonis**c. 1810-1812 · black chalk with white chalk heightening on blue paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, Venus — **Venus**c. 1810-1812 · black chalk with white chalk heightening on blue-gray paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, Une Lecture (A Lecture) — **Une Lecture (A Lecture)**1822 · lithograph on chine applique
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, Phrosine and Melidore — **Phrosine and Melidore**1796 · etching, stipple, roulette, and engraving on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Dr. Ruth B. Benedict — Open Acce…

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, Death of Viala — **Death of Viala**
Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, Amor and Psyche — **Amor and Psyche**1783
Führermuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Führermuseum

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, Untitled — **Untitled**1813
Pinacoteca di Brera ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Pinacoteca di Brera

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, Portrait of Georges Anthony — **Portrait of Georges Anthony**1796
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, Les Arts, la Richesse, les Plaisirs et la Philosophie — **Les Arts, la Richesse, les Plaisirs et la Philosophie**1799
Musée Fabre ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée Fabre

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, The Soul Breaking the Links Holding it to the Earth — **The Soul Breaking the Links Holding it to the Earth**1822
Department of Paintings of the Louvre ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Department of Paintings of the Louvre

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, Portrait of Princess Catherine Talleyrand (1762-1834) — **Portrait of Princess Catherine Talleyrand (1762-1834)**1806
Hermitage Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Hermitage Museum

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, Innocence Prefers Love to Riches — **Innocence Prefers Love to Riches**c. 1804 · Oil on panel
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection — public …

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, Mme. Dufresne — **Mme. Dufresne**c. 1816 · oil on paper mounted on fabric
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection — Open Acces…

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, Head of Vengeance — **Head of Vengeance**c. 1804 · Black and white chalk, with stumping, and with traces of blue chalk, on blue laid paper (faded to tan)
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Arthur Heun Fund — public domain (CC0)

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, Head of a Woman — **Head of a Woman**1800/10 · Black chalk, with stumping, on cream laid paper, laid down on cream laid card
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Simeon B. Williams Fund — public domain (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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