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Alexander Kucharsky (18 March 1741 – 5 November 1819)[1] also Alexandre Kucharsky, was a Polish portrait painter who spent his adult life in France. He himself used the spelling Kucharsky,[2] but Kucharski is also often used. In the past, in France, the name has been given as Couaski.

Alexander Kucharsky
Alexander Kucharski (1797)
Born
Alexander Kucharsky

(1741-03-18)18 March 1741
Warsaw, Poland
Died(1819-11-05)5 November 1819
Paris, France
NationalityPolish
Known forPainter
Notable work
Louis XVII of France
Countess of Artois
Patron(s)French court

Early life


Kucharsky was born in Warsaw. As a boy, he was a page to King Stanisław II Augustus, the last elected ruler of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.[3] He trained first as an artist in Warsaw, in the studio of the famous painter Marcello Bacciarelli.[3] With a bursary from King Stanisław Augustus, he then travelled to Paris to work under Joseph-Marie Vien and Carle van Loo at the Académie Royale, from 1760 to 1769.


Work


The king of Poland wanted Kucharsky to train as a historical painter, but instead he became a portrait artist, thus losing the king's patronage. From 1776 to 1778, Kucharsky was in the service of the Princes de Condé.[3]

Kucharsky liked to paint half-length portraits in pastels or in oils, but he also worked in gouache and sometimes painted miniatures. His clients were mostly from the French and Polish aristocracy.[3] The latter had increased in numbers in France as a result of the alliance between King Louis XV and Marie Leszczyńska.[3]

After the departure from the French court of Élisabeth-Louise Vigée-Le Brun in 1789, Kucharsky became painter to Queen Marie-Antoinette.[3] As well as painting her portrait and the royal children, he also painted Marie-Louise, princesse de Lamballe, the comte d'Artois, later King Charles X, the countess of Artois, and Catherine the Great of Russia.[3]

Kucharsky's best-known work today includes his portraits of the doomed French royal family, especially the future King Louis XVII. The final portrait, painted in 1793 of Marie Antoinette, was sold at auction by Piasa on 21 May 2003 and is attributed to Kucharsky.[4]

When signing his work, the artist used the spelling "Kucharsky".[2]


Later years


Throughout the years of the French Revolution, Kucharsky's allegiance remained with the ancien régime. In retirement he lived near Paris at Sainte-Périne, living on a pension granted by Louis XVIII of France. He died in Paris.


Selected paintings



See also



Footnotes


  1. Genealogical Notes and Anecdotes: L'oriflamme de St.-Denis Archived 2008-01-06 at the Wayback Machine at gennotes.150m.com (accessed 29 December 2007)
  2. See signature at Marie Antoinette, miniature by Kucharsky, 1790
  3. Le peintre KUCHARSKY Archived 2008-01-09 at the Wayback Machine at museelouisxvii.com (accessed 28 December 2007)
  4. Portrait de Marie-Antoinette au temple at artnet.com (accessed 30 December 2007)


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На других языках

[de] Alexander Kucharski

Alexander Kucharski, auch Aleksander Kucharski (* 18. März 1741 in Warschau; † 5. November 1819 in Paris) war ein polnischer Maler, der vorwiegend in Frankreich arbeitete.
- [en] Alexander Kucharsky

[es] Alexander Kucharsky

Alexander Kucharsky (Varsovia, 18 de marzo de 1741 - París, 5 de noviembre de 1819), también Alexandre Kucharsky, fue un pintor polaco que pasó su vida adulta en Francia. Se autodenominaba como Kucharsky, pero también se usa la forma Kucharski. En el pasado, en Francia, se le conocía por el nombre de Couaski.

[fr] Alexandre Kucharski

Alexandre Kucharski, ou Kucharsky, voire Couaski[1] (en polonais : Aleksander Kucharski), né le 18 mars 1741 à Varsovie (République des Deux Nations), et mort le 5 novembre 1819 à Paris (France), est un peintre polonais.

[it] Alexandre Kucharsky

Alexandre Kucharsky, o Kucharski (Varsavia, 18 marzo 1741 – Parigi, 5 novembre 1819), è stato un pittore polacco, che visse gran parte della sua vita in Francia.

[ru] Кухарский, Александр

Александр Кухарский (фр. Alexandre Kucharski, польск. Aleksander Kucharski; 18 марта 1741 — 5 ноября 1819)[1] — французский художник-портретист польского происхождения.


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