Guillaume Voiriot
Guillaume Voiriot (* 1713 in Paris, † November 30, 1799 ) was a French portrait painter Lorraine origin. The family name of his ancestors was Woeiriot ( Woeiriot ).
The portraitist came to pass in the years 1746-1749 at his own expense to Italy. After his return, he initially joined the under the auspices of the painters and sculptors guild Académie de Saint -Luc in and also exhibited in the art salons before it in 1759 after submitting his portraits of the painter Jean -Baptiste Marie Pierre and Jean -Marc Nattier admission to the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture found.
In the years 1759-1771 he exhibited regularly portraits of his contemporaries in the Paris Salon. He then participated less in organized this annual exhibition, as he turned to increasingly administrative tasks. However, he still portrayed family members, scientists, writers, actors and musicians.
Work
Compiled by Catherine Voiriot Essai de catalog quotes the 67 surviving works, as well as eight known through engravings and 37 mentioned in various sources works.