Jean Louis Demarne

Jean Louis Demarne was an artist active in the mid-to-late 18th century, whose documented period of professional output spanned at least 1744 to 1780. While no formal movement affiliation is specified, Demarne's extant work demonstrates a focus on genre scenes, animal studies, and pastoral themes.

Demarne worked across multiple media, including painting, drawing, and printmaking. Museum collections hold a representative body of his work, including three prints, three drawings, and a single painting. His subjects emphasize observed rural life and domestic animals, captured in titles such as A Donkey by a Water Well, Two Cows and a Woman Lying Down, and detailed preparatory works like Drie hondenstudies and Cow and Horse at the Trough. Further documentation of his interest in rustic scenes is found in the study Studies van groepen runderen, een boerenkar en een hooiwagen.

The works of Jean Louis Demarne are preserved in prominent international institutions, establishing his historical significance. Collections holding his works include the Rijksmuseum, the National Gallery of Art, and the Art Institute of Chicago. Many of these older images, particularly the Jean Louis Demarne prints, are now recognized as being in the public domain, allowing for widespread availability as high-quality prints for educational and artistic use.