Jacques Francois Amand (1730–1769)
• Was a French painter of historical subjects.
• Amand was born at Gault, near Blois, in 1730.
• He studied under Pierre L'Enfant.
• In 1755 he was awarded the Prix de Rome for his Samson and Delilah.
• He afterwards exhibited at the Salon numerous subjects from ancient history and mythology.
• He also engraved several of his own compositions.
• He died at Paris, in 1769.