François Hubert Drouais

François Hubert Drouais was an artist whose documented period of activity spans the decade from 1757 to 1767. His surviving works are concentrated in portraiture, representing specific individuals and intimate figure studies reflective of the period.

Seven works attributed to Drouais are preserved in major American museum collections, comprising six paintings and one drawing. Key examples of his commissioned portraits include Portrait of a Woman, Said to be Madame Charles Simon Favart (Marie Justine Benoîte Duronceray, 1727–1772), Portrait of the Marquise d'Aguirandes, and Marie Rinteau, called Mademoiselle de Verrières. His skill in depicting youth is further shown in the works Head of a Young Girl Turning toward the Right and Boy with a Black Spaniel.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Cleveland Museum of Art hold examples of Drouais’s output, ensuring the preservation of these historic works. These surviving examples of François Hubert Drouais paintings offer insight into his approach to 18th-century portraiture during his known period of activity. Because these artworks are often within the public domain, they are frequently accessible as downloadable artwork reproductions or available as high-quality prints for scholarly study and public appreciation.