Background

Francois Clouet was born in 1510 in Tur, France.

Career

The earliest reference to Francois Clouet is the document dated December 1541, in which the king renounces for the benefit of the artist his father's estate which had escheated to the crown as the estate of a foreigner. In it the younger Janet is said to have " followed his father very closely in the science of his art. " Like his father, he held the office of groom of the chamber and painter in ordinary to the king, and so far as salary is concerned, he started where his father left off. A long list of drawings contains those which are attributed to this artist, but we still lack perfect certainty about his works. There is, however, more to go upon than there was in the case of his father

Achievements

• Francois Clouet worked at the court of king Francis I, Henry II, Francis II and Charles IX.

Connections

Father:

Jean Clouet