François de Troy
François de Troy (February 1645 – 1 May 1730) was a French painter and engraver who became principal painter to King James II in exile at Saint-Germain-en-Laye and Director of the Académie Royale de peinture et de sculpture.
François de Troy | |
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Portrait of Troy from 1703 by his student and Academy member Alexis Simon Belle | |
| Born | February 1645 Toulouse, France |
| Died | 1 May 1730 (aged 85) Paris, France |
| Known for | Painting |
| Children | Jean-François de Troy |
| Patron(s) | Courts of James II of England and James Francis Edward Stuart in exile, French court |
| Director of the Académie de Peinture et de Sculpture | |
| In office 1708–1711 | |
| Monarch | Louis XIV |
| Preceded by | Jean Jouvenet |
| Succeeded by | Corneille Van Clève |
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