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Jean Michel Moreau le Jeune

b. 1741 — d. 1814

figures costume & accessories Architecture Object Record Structure: Whole Drawings albums (bound) & books Print

Moreau was known above all as a talented illustrator of books, with the ability to capture particular mannerisms and nuances of gesture, pose, and fashion.

Timeline

Born 1741 — Died 1814

1750s

Le Couche de la Mariee (The Marriage Bed)

Le Couche de la Mariee (The Marriage Bed)

1760s

The Game of Trictrac

The Game of Trictrac

The Concert

The Concert

The Nail Makers (Le Cloutier Grossier)

The Nail Makers (Le Cloutier Grossier)

1770s

Louis XVI of France Taking the Oath at His Coronation

Louis XVI of France Taking the Oath at His Coronation

La Critique de L’École des femmes (Critique of The School for Wives), Oeuvres de Molière (Works of Molière), Vol. II

La Critique de L’École des femmes (Critique of The School for Wives), Oeuvres de Molière (Works of Molière), Vol. II

Déclaration de la Grossesse, Plate 13 from "Monument de Costume"

Déclaration de la Grossesse, Plate 13 from "Monument de Costume"

Program for the Court Operate at Fontainbleau Theater (Repertoire de Fontainbleau)

Program for the Court Operate at Fontainbleau Theater (Repertoire de Fontainbleau)

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1780s

Catafalque

Catafalque

Album of Arabesque Designs

Album of Arabesque Designs

Waistcoat

Waistcoat

The Arrival of Jean-Jacques Rousseau to the Champs-Élysées

The Arrival of Jean-Jacques Rousseau to the Champs-Élysées

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1790s

"Lift the veil," said the old woman to Candide

"Lift the veil," said the old woman to Candide

The two wanderers heard some little shrieks that appeared to come from some women

The two wanderers heard some little shrieks that appeared to come from some women

1800s

Illustration for "Oeuvres de Salomon Gessner"

Illustration for "Oeuvres de Salomon Gessner"

“Paul and Virginie” Furnishing Fabric

“Paul and Virginie” Furnishing Fabric

Turning her head slightly, with a simple gesture she pointed her finger at the rug at her feet

Turning her head slightly, with a simple gesture she pointed her finger at the rug at her feet

The baron, seeing this cause and effect

The baron, seeing this cause and effect

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1810s

I cannot help but say: oh what a beautiful boy!

I cannot help but say: oh what a beautiful boy!

1850s

Little Girl Asleep

Little Girl Asleep

1990s

X-radiograph(s) of "Le Bal Masque"

X-radiograph(s) of "Le Bal Masque"

Works

119 artworks

Album of Arabesque Designs

Album of Arabesque Designs

, 1780

The Arrival of Jean-Jacques Rousseau to the Champs-Élysées

The Arrival of Jean-Jacques Rousseau to the Champs-Élysées

, 1780

Title Page

Title Page

, 1780

Catafalque

, 1780

Waistcoat

, 1780

Costume Study for Opera Singer

Costume Study for Opera Singer

, 1781

Fireworks Display Presented to the King and Queen by the City of Paris for the Birth of the Dauphin

Fireworks Display Presented to the King and Queen by the City of Paris for the Birth of the Dauphin

, 1782

Royal Feast

, 1782

The Arrival of the Queen at the Hotel de Ville

The Arrival of the Queen at the Hotel de Ville

, 1782

The Fireworks

, 1782

Udsigt over Château de Madrid og Pavillon de Bagatelle (Vue du Chateau de Madrid et du Pavillon de Bagatelle pres de Paris)

Udsigt over Château de Madrid og Pavillon de Bagatelle (Vue du Chateau de Madrid et du Pavillon de Bagatelle pres de Paris)

, 1783

Udsigt over Pont de Neuilly (Vuë du Pont de Neuilly près Paris)

Udsigt over Pont de Neuilly (Vuë du Pont de Neuilly près Paris)

, 1783

Monument du costume physique et moral de la fin du dix-huitième siècle ou tableaux de la vie

Monument du costume physique et moral de la fin du dix-huitième siècle ou tableaux de la vie

, 1789

"Lift the veil," said the old woman to Candide

"Lift the veil," said the old woman to Candide

, 1795

The two wanderers heard some little shrieks that appeared to come from some women

The two wanderers heard some little shrieks that appeared to come from some women

, 1797

“Paul and Virginie” Furnishing Fabric

“Paul and Virginie” Furnishing Fabric

, 1800

Illustration for "Oeuvres de Salomon Gessner"

Illustration for "Oeuvres de Salomon Gessner"

, 1800

Turning her head slightly, with a simple gesture she pointed her finger at the rug at her feet

Turning her head slightly, with a simple gesture she pointed her finger at the rug at her feet

, 1801

Dido Excoriates Aeneas, from Book IV of the "Aeneid"

Dido Excoriates Aeneas, from Book IV of the "Aeneid"

, 1803

Creusa Pleads with Aeneas as He Leaves for War

Creusa Pleads with Aeneas as He Leaves for War

, 1803

The baron, seeing this cause and effect

The baron, seeing this cause and effect

, 1803

Illustration

, 1804

Oh, Father Fa Tutto, where am I? Where is Amabed?

Oh, Father Fa Tutto, where am I? Where is Amabed?

, 1804

Formosante gave a cry of pain that resounded throughout the house

Formosante gave a cry of pain that resounded throughout the house

, 1805

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