Alexis Grimou (1678/80–1733/40)

• Was a French portrait painter.
• Grimou was born in Argenteuil.
• Grimou probably trained with François de Troy and Bon Boullogne.
• In 1704, he married Marie-Gabrielle Petit.
• Around 1705 he joined the Académie de Saint-Luc.
• In 1709, he may have visited the Netherlands to copy the Dutch Masters.
• According to contemporary anecdotes he always had five bottles of good burgundy with him while he painted.
• In 1805, he was the subject of a vaudeville entitled "Grimou ou Le portrait a finir", which was staged by Maxime de Redon in Paris.
• From 1720 until his death, for unknown reasons, he became very responsible and productive.
• The displayed painting is a crop from: Alexis Grimou, Portrait of the artist as a drinker, 1727.
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