Jean de Court
Jean de Court was a French painter who worked with Limoges enamel and oil paints. He served as an official portrait painter to the kings of Scotland and France. The de Court family ran a Limoges enamel workshop for several generations in Limoges, southwestern France.
In 1567 he is recorded as a valet and court painter to Mary, Queen of Scots, though it isn’t clear whether he went with her to Scotland.
In 1572 he became painter to the king at the French court, succeeding François Clouet, during the reign of Charles IX (Mary’s brother-in-law). His son, Charles de Court, later held the same post in 1584 or 1589.
Jean de Court painted a portrait of Henry III in 1574 when Henry was Duke of Anjou, and four years later he painted a miniature portrait of him as king.
Susanne (de) Court, a noted enamel painter, is thought to have been his daughter.
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