Jean-Louis’s work is defined by its 18th century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

The Fear of Love
Jean Louis Lemoyne (French, 1665–1755)

Model for a Statue of Louis XV
Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne II (French, 1704–1778)

Tight-Rope Walker
Jean Louis Forain (French, 1852–1931)

E-21: French Boudoir of the Louis XV Period, 1740-60
Designed by Narcissa Niblack Thorne American, 1882-1966

Bust of a Man (Alexis Piron?)
Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne II (French, 1704–1778)

E-23: French Dining Room of the Periods of Louis XV and Louis XIV
Designed by Narcissa Niblack Thorne American, 1882-1966

In the Wings
Jean Louis Forain (French, 1852–1931)

E-24: French Salon of the Louis XVI Period, c. 1780
Designed by Narcissa Niblack Thorne American, 1882-1966

Head of a Guillotined Man
Jean Louis André Théodore Géricault (French, 1791–1824)

E-18: French Salon of the Louis XIV Period, 1660-1700
Designed by Narcissa Niblack Thorne American, 1882-1966

E-22: French Provincial Bedroom of the Louis XV Period, 18th Century
Designed by Narcissa Niblack Thorne American, 1882-1966

The Clothing of the Prisoner of war
Jean Louis Forain (French, 1852-1931) printed by Champenois, Paris

E-19: French Dining Room of the Louis XIV Period, 1660-1700
Designed by Narcissa Niblack Thorne American, 1882-1966

E-20: French Library of the Louis XV Period, c. 1720
Designed by Narcissa Niblack Thorne American, 1882-1966

Man Lighting Girl's Cigarette (Jean Patchett), New York
Irving Penn American, 1917–2009

The Defense of Paris
Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier (French, 1815–1891)

Black & White Vogue Cover (Jean Patchett), New York
Irving Penn American, 1917–2009

Portrait of Jean-Louis Robin
Jean–Auguste–Dominique Ingres French, 1780–1867

Laffitte Street
Jean Louis Forain French, 1852-1931

"I don't dare take them down yet...it would hurt him too much"
Jean Louis Forain French, 1852-1931