François Kinson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

François Kinson

Flemish painter

Date of Birth: 28-Feb-1771

Place of Birth: Bruges, Flemish Region, Belgium

Date of Death: 18-Oct-1839

Profession: painter

Nationality: Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

François-Joseph Kinson (Dutch: Franciscus Josephus Kinsoen) (Bruges 29 January 1770 - 18 October 1839), was a Flemish painter. Kinson attended art school at Bruges and soon established a reputation in Ghent and Brussels.
He exhibited a portrait in Paris in 1799.
Settled in Paris from 1794 on, the artist courted the favor of the rich and famous of the time.
He worked for Napoleon’s court and eventually became court painter to Jérôme Bonaparte, King of Westphalia.
Kinson is best remembered for his portraits of elegant women.
The artist continued to work in Paris, but died unexpectedly during a visit he made to his sisters in Bruges in 1839, at the age of 68.



Alternative names	François Kinson, Franciscus Josephus Kinsoen
Description	Southern Netherlandish painter
Date of birth/death	28 February 1771	18 October 1839
Location of birth/death	Bruges	Bruges
Work period	from 1796 until 1839 date QS:P,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P580,+1796-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P582,+1839-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Work location	Bruges (1796), Paris, Bruges (1839)
Authority control	: Q922870 VIAF: 55046840 ISNI: 0000 0000 6683 0518 ULAN: 500005836 WGA: KINSOEN, François-Joseph GND: 123105609