Artist
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A. J. Defehrt
1723–1774
132130
Works
51
Years lived
Painter
Style
A.’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
Selected works
132130 pieces
Drawing: Expressions of Emotion (Hate or Jealousy, Anger, Desire, Physical Pain), from Encyclopédie
A. J. Defehrt (French, active 18th century) after Charles le Brun (French, active 17th century-1765) published by André le Breton (French, 1708-1779), Michel-Antoine David (French, c. 1707-1769), Laurent Durand (French, 1712-1763), and Antoine-Claude Briasson (French, 1700-1775)
Drawing: Expressions of Emotion (Laughter, Weeping, Compassion, Sadness), from Encyclopédie
A. J. Defehrt (French, active 18th century) after Charles le Brun (French, active 17th century-1765) published by André le Breton (French, 1708-1779), Michel-Antoine David (French, c. 1707-1769), Laurent Durand (French, 1712-1763), and Antoine-Claude Briasson (French, 1700-1775)
Drawing: Expressions of Emotion (Wonder, Love, Veneration, Rapture), from Encyclopédie
A. J. Defehrt (French, active 18th century) after Charles le Brun (French, active 17th century-1765) published by André le Breton (French, 1708-1779), Michel-Antoine David (French, c. 1707-1769), Laurent Durand (French, 1712-1763), and Antoine-Claude Briasson (French, 1700-1775)
Design: Camera Obscura, from Encyclopédie
A. J. Defehrt (French, active 18th century) after Louis-Jaques Goussier (French, 1722-1799) published by André le Breton (French, 1708-1779), Michel-Antoine David (French, c. 1707-1769), Laurent Durand (French, 1712-1763), and Antoine-Claude Briasson (French, 1700-1775)
Design: Proportions of the Laocoon statue, from Encyclopédie
A. J. Defehrt (French, active 18th century) published by André le Breton (French, 1708-1779), Michel-Antoine David (French, c. 1707-1769), Laurent Durand (French, 1712-1763), and Antoine-Claude Briasson (French, 1700-1775)
Design: Camera Obscura, from Encyclopédie
A. J. Defehrt (French, active 18th century) after Louis-Jaques Goussier (French, 1722-1799) published by André le Breton (French, 1708-1779), Michel-Antoine David (French, c. 1707-1769), Laurent Durand (French, 1712-1763), and Antoine-Claude Briasson (French, 1700-1775)
Copperplate Engraving, from Encyclopédie
A. J. Defehrt (French, active 18th century) after Benoît-Louis Prévost (French, c. 1735-1809) published by André le Breton (French, 1708-1779), Michel-Antoine David (French, c. 1707-1769), Laurent Durand (French, 1712-1763), and Antoine-Claude Briasson (French, 1700-1775)
Design: Academic Figure, from Encyclopédie
A. J. Defehrt (French, active 18th century) after Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732-1806) published by André le Breton (French, 1708-1779), Michel-Antoine David (French, c. 1707-1769), Laurent Durand (French, 1712-1763), and Antoine-Claude Briasson (French, 1700-1775)
Design: Mannequin Parts, from Encyclopédie
A. J. Defehrt (French, active 18th century) after Louis-Jaques Goussier (French, 1722-1799) published by André le Breton (French, 1708-1779), Michel-Antoine David (French, c. 1707-1769), Laurent Durand (French, 1712-1763), and Antoine-Claude Briasson (French, 1700-1775)
Art of Writing, from Encyclopédie
A. J. Defehrt (French, active 18th century) published by André le Breton (French, 1708-1779), Michel-Antoine David (French, c. 1707-1769), Laurent Durand (French, 1712-1763), and Antoine-Claude Briasson (French, 1700-1775)
Design: Proportions of the Antinoüs Statue, from Encyclopédie
A. J. Defehrt (French, active 18th century) published by André le Breton (French, 1708-1779), Michel-Antoine David (French, c. 1707-1769), Laurent Durand (French, 1712-1763), and Antoine-Claude Briasson (French, 1700-1775)
Design: Facial Anatomy from Encyclopédie
A. J. Defehrt (French, active 18th century) published by André le Breton (French, 1708-1779), Michel-Antoine David (French, c. 1707-1769), Laurent Durand (French, 1712-1763), and Antoine-Claude Briasson (French, 1700-1775)
Design: Academic Figure, from Encyclopédie
A. J. Defehrt (French, active 18th century) after Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732-1806) published by André le Breton (French, 1708-1779), Michel-Antoine David (French, c. 1707-1769), Laurent Durand (French, 1712-1763), and Antoine-Claude Briasson (French, 1700-1775)
Crayon-Manner Engraving, from Encyclopédie
A. J. Defehrt (French, active 18th century) published by André le Breton (French, 1708-1779), Michel-Antoine David (French, c. 1707-1769), Laurent Durand (French, 1712-1763), and Antoine-Claude Briasson (French, 1700-1775)
Design: General Proportions of the Male, from Encyclopédie
A. J. Defehrt (French, active 18th century) after Charles-Nicholas Cochin, the younger (French, 1715-1790) published by André le Breton (French, 1708-1779), Michel-Antoine David (French, c. 1707-1769), Laurent Durand (French, 1712-1763), and Antoine-Claude Briasson (French, 1700-1775)
Copperplate Engraving, from Encyclopédie
A. J. Defehrt (French, active 18th century) after Benoît-Louis Prévost (French, c. 1735-1809) published by André le Breton (French, 1708-1779), Michel-Antoine David (French, c. 1707-1769), Laurent Durand (French, 1712-1763), and Antoine-Claude Briasson (French, 1700-1775)
Topographic, Geographic and Music Engraving, from Encyclopédie
A. J. Defehrt (French, active 18th century) music engraved by Madame de Lusse (French, active 1760-1770) published by André le Breton (French, 1708-1779), Michel-Antoine David (French, c. 1707-1769), Laurent Durand (French, 1712-1763), and Antoine-Claude Briasson (French, 1700-1775)
Design: Drapery Arranged On a Model, from Encyclopédie
A. J. Defehrt (French, active 18th century) after Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732-1806) published by André le Breton (French, 1708-1779), Michel-Antoine David (French, c. 1707-1769), Laurent Durand (French, 1712-1763), and Antoine-Claude Briasson (French, 1700-1775)
Design: Figure from Encyclopédie
A. J. Defehrt (French, active 18th century) after Charles-Nicholas Cochin, the younger (French, 1715-1790) published by André le Breton (French, 1708-1779), Michel-Antoine David (French, c. 1707-1769), Laurent Durand (French, 1712-1763), and Antoine-Claude Briasson (French, 1700-1775)
Wood Engraving, Tools, from Encyclopédie
A. J. Defehrt (French, active 18th century) published by André le Breton (French, 1708-1779), Michel-Antoine David (French, c. 1707-1769), Laurent Durand (French, 1712-1763), and Antoine-Claude Briasson (French, 1700-1775)