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

Panel (Furnishing Fabric)
Designed by Jean Baptiste Huet (French, 1745–1811) after Jean Baptiste Pillement (French, 1728-1808) Jouy-en-Josas or Nantes, France

The Inauguration of The Port of Cherbourg by Louis XVI (Furnishing Fabric)
Designed by Jean Baptiste Huet (French, 1745–1811) after cartoon by Pierre Ozanne (French, 1737-1815) Manufactured by Petitpierre et Cie (French, 1760/70-1791) Nantes, France

Plate 31 of 38 from Oeuvres de J. B. Huet
Jean Baptiste Huet French, 1745-1811

L'Abreuvoir (Furnishing Fabric)
Designed by Jean Baptiste Huet (French, 1745–1811) after Francois Boucher (French, 1703-1770) and others. France, Jouy-en-Josas

Plate Three of 38 from Oeuvres de J. B. Huet
Jean Baptiste Huet French, 1745-1811

Les Travaux de la Manufacture (The Activities of the Factory) (Furnishing Fabric)
Designed by Jean Baptiste Huet (French, 1745–1811) Manufactured by Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf (naturalized French, 1738-1815), Oberkampf Manufactory (French, 1760-1843) Jouy-en-Josas, France

Study for The Last Supper
Jean Baptiste Huet (French, 1745-1811) after François Boucher (French, 1703-1770)

Plate Nineteen of 38 from Oeuvres de J. B. Huet
Jean Baptiste Huet French, 1745-1811

Bucolic Scene
Jean Baptiste Huet French, 1745-1811

Amorini et Medallions (Cupid and Medallions) (Furnishing Fabric)
Designed by Jean Baptiste Huet (French, 1745–1811) Manufactured by Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf (naturalized French, 1738-1815), Oberkampf Manufactory (French, 1760-1843) Jouy-en-Josas, France

Title Page from Oeuvres de J. B. Huet
Jean Baptiste Huet French, 1745-1811

Biography Page from Oeuvres de J. B. Huet
Jean Baptiste Huet French, 1745-1811

Shepherdess with her Children and Sheep
Jean Baptiste Huet French, 1745-1811

Capriccio with Fountain and Frolicking Swans
Jean Baptiste Huet French, 1745-1811

Plate One of 38 from Oeuvres de J. B. Huet
Jean Baptiste Huet French, 1745-1811

Plate Two of 38 from Oeuvres de J. B. Huet
Jean Baptiste Huet French, 1745-1811

Plate Seventeen of 38 from Oeuvres de J. B. Huet
Jean Baptiste Huet French, 1745-1811

Plate 36 of 38 from Oeuvres de J. B. Huet
Jean Baptiste Huet French, 1745-1811

Plate Sixteen of 38 from Oeuvres de J. B. Huet
Jean Baptiste Huet French, 1745-1811

Les Quatre Parties du Monde (Four Quarters of the Globe) (Furnishing Fabric)
Designed by Jean Baptiste Huet (French, 1745–1811) Manufactured by Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf (naturalized French, 1738-1815), Oberkampf Manufactory (French, 1760-1843) Jouy-en-Josas, France