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François - Joseph Kinson (1771–1839) was a Flemish painter. Kinson attended art school at Bruges and soon established a reputation in Ghent and Brussels. He exhibited a portrait in Paris in
1799. Settling in Paris after the exhibition, the artist courted the
favor of the rich and famous of the time. Kinson worked for Napoleon’s court and eventually became court painter to Jérôme Bonaparte, King of Westphalia.
Kinson is best remembered for his portraits of elegant women. The
artist worked as a court painter in Paris until 1830, and died in 1839 at the age of 68. |