signed Louis.Jean (lower right)Louis-Jean-François LagrenéeLouis-Jean-François Lagrenée (a.k.a. Lagrenée the elder) (30 December 1724 – 19 June 1805) was a French rococo painter and student of Carle van Loo. He won the Grand Prix de Rome for painting in 1749 and was elected a member of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture in 1755. Lagrenée's notable career appointments included:Court painter to Elizabeth, Empress of Russia.Director of the Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg.Director of the French Academy in Rome.Professor-rector of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture.Honorary director-curator of the Louvre museum.In July 1804, Napoleon I conferred upon Lagrenée the rank of chevalier (Knight) of the Legion d'Honneur.60*90cm. oil on canvas. Provenance :Private Collection,France