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Boullogne was born and died in Paris, and was the brother of Bon Boullogne.
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Louis Boullogne
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Their father, Louis Boullogne, feared rivalry between the two brothers if Louis the younger became a painter and so at first opposed his wish to do southern He made copies after The School of Athens, Disputation of the Holy Sacrament and many other works by Raphael, from which the Gobelins made many different tapestries for the French king. In 1722, he was chosen to design the medals and mottos for the Académie des inscriptions, receiving a new 1,000 livres pension and the ordre de Saint-Michel.
In 1723, he was made rector of the Académie.
In 1724, first painter to the king, with letters patent of nobility for him and his descendents. And, in 1725, director of the Académie, offices he held until his death.
His students included Cornical, Galloche and Courtin. A strong supporter of the Académie, Louis de Boullogne supported its students with his lessons and his protection.
He was the sworn enemy of the pochades and bambochades, claiming that only those with great skill and a fully formed taste could be allowed to paint.
Louis Boullogne was buried at Saint-Eustache, parish of his birth.
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In 1681 he was received as a member of the Académie: his reception piece showed Augustus closing the doors to the temple of Janus, after the battle of Actium.
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November 21, 1733 (aged 79) -
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France