Alexis Simon Belle

Alexis Simon Belle was a French portrait painter, known for his portraits of the French and Jacobite nobility. As a portrait artist, Belles style followed that of his master Franois de Troy, Hyacinthe Rigaud, and Nicolas de Largillire. He was the master of the painter JacquesAndrJosephCamelot Aved .

Belle was born in Paris, the second child and only son of JeanBaptiste Belle , also a painter, and of Anne his wife .

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