François Beaucourt (1740–1794) is said to be the first native-born Canadian painter who studied in France with a professional reputation.[1][2] He was active mainly in the Province of Quebec.

François Beaucourt
Self-portrait c. 1773–1786
Born	1740 (1740) Laprairie, Quebec, Canada
Died	1794(1794-00-00) (aged 53–54)
Occupation	Painter

Career

François Malepart Beaucourt was born in Laprairie, Quebec.[2] Paul Beaucourt, his father, was an amateur painter and military engineer. After he died, the family seems to have returned to France.[3] In 1773, Beaucourt married the daughter of his painting master, Joseph Camagne, in Bordeaux, afterwards painting in France and Russia.[2][3] He was accepted into the local academy in Bordeaux in 1784.[3] In Canada, after 1786, he painted a wide variety of subjects, mostly portraits, including a self-portrait in the National Gallery of Canada. In 1792, he worked in Philadelphia but returned to Montreal that year.[3] In 1794, he died in Montreal.[2] One critic speaks of his "decorative and light provincial rococo" manner.[3]

References

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[fr] François Malepart de Beaucourt