Pierre-Paul Prud'hon | |
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![]() Prud'hon's only known self-portrait, c. 1788–1790 | |
Born | |
Died | 16 February 1823 Paris, France | (aged 64)
Nationality | French |
Known for | Painting, drawing |
Notable work | Madame Georges Anthony and Her Two Sons |
Movement | Neoclassicism, Romanticism |
Pierre-Paul Prud'hon (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ pɔl pʁydɔ̃], 4 April 1758 – 16 February 16, 1823) was a French Romantic painter and draughtsman best known for his allegorical paintings and portraits such as Madame Georges Anthony and Her Two Sons (1796). He painted a portrait of each of Napoleon's two wives.
He was an early influence on Théodore Géricault.