Louis Jean Jacques Durameau

Louis Jean Jacques Durameau was an artist whose documented professional activity spanned the latter half of the 18th century, from 1743 through 1788. His surviving works indicate a focus on draftsmanship and preparatory designs across diverse media, including four known drawings and one textile design.

The five works represented in museum collections cover a range of mythological, religious, and historical themes. Durameau frequently engaged with history and narrative, producing the textile design The Continence of Bayard from a set of The History of France. His mythological studies include the drawing Juno Ordering Aeolus to Unleash the Winds. Religious subjects are also represented, notably in the drawing Bespotting van Christus.

Durameau’s technical skill extended to copying and interpreting earlier masters, demonstrating an academic grounding common in the period. This practice is documented by his drawings St. Michael Casting Down Lucifer, after Pier Francesco Mola and The Last Communion of St. Mary Magdalen, after Benedetto Luti. These significant Louis Jean Jacques Durameau prints and original drawings are preserved in international institutions, including the Rijksmuseum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Because historic material of this nature is often in the public domain, these works are frequently available as high-quality prints for study and reference.