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De Troy also spelled:
Detroy
Baptized:
January 27, 1679, Paris, France
Died:
January 26, 1752, Rome, Papal States [Italy]
Movement / Style:
Rococo
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The Lion Hunt, oil on canvas by Jean-François de Troy, 1735; in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. 60 × 40.64 cm.
The Lion Hunt, oil on canvas by Jean-François de Troy, 1735; in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. 60 × 40.64 cm.

Jean-François de Troy

French painter
Also known as: Jean-François Detroy
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Jean-François de Troy (baptized January 27, 1679, Paris, France—died January 26, 1752, Rome, Papal States [Italy]) was a French Rococo painter known for his tableaux de mode, or scenes of the life of the French upper class and aristocracy, especially during the period of the regency—e.g., Hunt Breakfast (1737) and Luncheon with Oysters (1735).

As a youngster he studied with his father, François de Troy (1645–1730), a portrait painter from Toulouse, but moved to Italy at 14 years of age. He designed two large series of tapestries for the Gobelins, served as director of the French Academy in Rome for several years, and was famous as a portraitist and decorator.

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