# RIESENER, Henri-François

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## Artist

- Lifespan: 1767–1828
- Profession: painter
- School: French

## Biography

French painter, son of Jean-Henri Riesener \(1734-1806\), French cabinetmaker of German birth. His son Léon Riesener \(1808-78\) was also painter, and he was the uncle of Eugene Delacroix. He specialized in portraits and was also known as a miniaturist. He studied with Jacques-Louis David, and exhibited in Salons from 1793-1827. After a certain success in Paris during the Empire, he worked in Warsaw then became a brilliant court portraitist at the court of the Tzar Alexander between 1816 and 1823.

## Related artworks

- [Mother and Her Daughter](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/riesener-henri-franois-rfa5513acaef9f0/mother-and-her-daughter-r31a69dbba58ba9>)
- [Portrait of Maurice Quay](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/riesener-henri-franois-rfa5513acaef9f0/portrait-of-maurice-quay-rdeba039b7e6067>)
- [Portrait of Sofia Apraxina](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/riesener-henri-franois-rfa5513acaef9f0/portrait-of-sofia-apraxina-r3f504eeae70e68>)
- [Portrait of Two Young Women](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/riesener-henri-franois-rfa5513acaef9f0/portrait-of-two-young-women-r75ab6ea049fa85>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)