VIGNON, Philippe - b. 1638 Paris, d. 1701 Paris - WGA

VIGNON, Philippe

(b. 1638 Paris, d. 1701 Paris)

French painter. He was a son of Claude Vignon, and sibling of Claude François Vignon (1633-1703) and Charlotte Vignon. His father was his only instructor, and under his direction he became a good painter of history and portrait. He became a member of the Académie in 1687 and was best known as a portrait painter - his morceau de réception is of the sculptor Philippe de Buyster.

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