Jean-Laurent Mosnier | |
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Born | 1743 Paris, France |
Died | 10 April 1808 St. Petersburg, Russian Empire |
Nationality | French |
Known for | painting |
Jean-Laurent Mosnier (French: [moɲe]; (Paris) 1743 – (Saint Petersburg) 10 April 1808) was a French painter and miniaturist.
Court painter under the Ancien Régime, Mosnier began, from 1789, a brilliant career as society painter in London, Hamburg and St. Petersburg. Many times academician, he left considerable work and high quality, both in miniature painting.
Elisabeth Hudtwalcker, née Moller, Wife of Senator Martin Hudtwalcker, 1798, Hamburger Kunsthalle