Jacques-François Amand
Appearance
Jacques-François Amand, who was born at Gault, near Blois, in 1730, studied under Pierre, and became a good historical painter. In 1756 he gained the Prix de Rome for his 'Samson and Delilah;' he afterwards exhibited at the Salon numerous subjects from ancient history and mythology. He also engraved several of his own compositions. He died at Paris, in 1769.
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bryan, Michael (1886). "AMAND, Jacques François". In Graves, Robert Edmund (ed.). Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K). Vol. I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.[[Category:Wikipedia articles incorporating text from Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, volume 1|]]