Nicolas Delobel (1693 – 18 March 1763) was a French painter. Under the employ of the French kings Louis XIV and Louis XV, he painted portraits, landscapes, allegories, as well as historical and mythological scenes. He exhibited regularly in the Salon from 1737 to 1753.
Life
editHis acquaintance with Louis de Boullogne appears to have facilitated his visit to the French Academy in Rome. There he met and became a pupil of Nicolas Vleughels, who became director of the Academy in 1724. He became a friend of the sculptor Edmé Bouchardon, who helped him return to Paris. He was accepted into the French Royal Academy of Painting in 1737.[1] He is known for his vedute of the surroundings of Rome.[2]
References
edit- ^ Abecedario de P.J. Mariette: et autres notes inédites de cet amateur sur les Arts et les Artistes, Volume 2, by Pierre Jean Mariette, Philippe de Chennevières, Anatole de Montaiglon; Publisher: JB Dumoulin, Quai des Agustins #13, Paris; 1853-1854; page 85.
- ^ Metropolitan Museum of Art catalog, View of the Cascades at Tivoli, (circa 1724-1733).