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François Quesnel

French painter (1542-1619)
Person human Q3085635

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
1542
Date of death
1619
Place of birth
Edinburgh
Place of death
Paris
Country of citizenship
France[8]
Occupation
painter
Father
Pierre Quesnel[6]
Child
Jacques Quesnel[7]
Genre
portrait[10]
Work location
Paris[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[15]
Artist files at
Frick Art Research Library[31]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[30]
Family name
Quesnel[11]
Given name
François[12]
Has works in the collection
Nationalmuseum, Städel Museum, National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Canada, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Condé Museum, Althorp, Musée Carnavalet, National Museum in Warsaw, National Galleries Scotland, Gemäldegalerie Berlin, National Gallery[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]
Name in native language
François Quesnel[16]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[17]
P14608
1023896532
Sponsor
Mary of Lorraine[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en François I Quesnel en François Quenel en Francois Quesnel en François Quesnel en François Quesnel the Elder en François, the elder Quesnel en Quenel nl Francois Quesnel ru Кенель, Франсуа ru Франсуа Кенель
🔖 Identifiers · 54
ISNI
000000007827271X
VIAF cluster ID
12251588
Library of Congress authority ID
nr2003026375
GND ID
1023896532
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Self-portrait of François Quesnel engraved by Michel Lasne - Hustin 1910 pIX - HathiTrust (detail).png ↗
Art UK artist ID
quesnel-francois-15431619
Artcyclopedia artist ID
quesnel_francois
Artist ID of the Department of Prints and Drawings of the Louvre
2929-QUESNEL-Francois
Artists of the World ID
00171501T2
Artnet artist ID
françois-quesnel
Artsy artist ID
francois-quesnel
Athenaeum person ID
12239
Show all 54 identifiers +42
Benezit ID
B00147544
Bibale ID
55482
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14961235z
Biblissima authority ID
Wikidata item
British Museum person or institution ID
42893
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01938549
Christie's creator ID
67731
DDB person (GND) ID
1023896532
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1023896532
DigitaltMuseum ID
021036378020
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
174153
Europeana entity
agent/base/57256
FAST ID
1842837
FranceArchives agent ID
19249208
Freebase ID
/m/05zqz2t
Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991004591529707141
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
francois-quesnel
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0053705
Grove Art Online ID
T070390
IdRef ID
195159195
Invaluable.com person ID
4s9wrr3bhw
Isidore scholar ID
quesnel_francois_dessinateur, quesnel_francois_dessinateur_presume
KulturNav-ID
6241200d-a80c-4097-9b5f-d0ae5d058688
Museum-digital ID
136630
MutualArt artist ID
C8F91F2DBA439BAE
National Gallery of Art artist ID
9806
National Gallery of Canada artist ID
françois-the-elder-quesnel
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001169197
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX838313
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp64779
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
133878740
Nationalmuseum Sweden ID
10231
OpenMLOL author ID
326778
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100358689
Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID
595
Prabook ID
2446649
RKDartists ID
65243
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
93152
SBN author ID
LO1V261705
Städel Museum artist ID
quesnel-francois
Union List of Artist Names ID
500013723
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhmHbR9k998rFVBrFx7HC

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🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 12
National Gallery, National Gallery of Art, Gemäldegalerie Berlin, Nationalmuseum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, National Museum in Warsaw, National Gallery of Canada, Musée Carnavalet +4 more
Country of citizenship 1
France
Father 1
Pierre Quesnel
Genre 1
portrait
Given name 1
François
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Occupation 1
painter
Parent of 1
Pierre Quesnel
Place of birth 1
Edinburgh
Place of death 1
Paris
Sex or gender 1
male
Sponsor 1
Mary of Lorraine
Work location 1
Paris
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Summary

François Quesnel was born in 1542[1] in Edinburgh[2]. He died in 1619[3] in Paris[4]. He worked as a painter[5].

FAQs

Where was François Quesnel born?

François Quesnel was born in Edinburgh[2].

Where did François Quesnel die?

François Quesnel died in Paris[4].

Who were François Quesnel's parents?

François Quesnel's father was Pierre Quesnel[6].

What did François Quesnel do for work?

François Quesnel worked as a painter[5].

Related Entities

Condé Museum France Gemäldegalerie Berlin Mary of Lorraine Musée Carnavalet National Gallery National Gallery of Art Nationalmuseum National Museum in Warsaw Städel Museum

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . artist list of the National Museum of Sweden. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . artist list of the National Museum of Sweden. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  1. 15w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 1023896532
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  3. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of Wikimedia project → WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library
    Country of citizenship → France
    Sex or gender → male
    Work location → Paris
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