Charles-Nicolas Cochin

Charles-Nicolas Cochin
Alexander Roslin, Public domain

(1715–1790) Fransk gravör och konstnär, 1715-1790

Charles-Nicolas Cochin (France, 1715–1790) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Charles-Nicolas Cochin belongs to the chapter ‘Rococo’ in this site’s history of art.

Charles-Nicolas Cochin was born in Paris and died in Paris. Charles-Nicolas Cochin worked in Paris. Charles-Nicolas Cochin became a member of Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture, Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Rouen, and Accademia delle Arti del Disegno. The students included Pierre Beljambe.

The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 32 works by Charles-Nicolas Cochin with free images. The dated works span the years 1727–1781. Works by Charles-Nicolas Cochin are held by several collections, among them Prints in the National Gallery of Art, Nationalmuseum, drawings in the National Gallery of Art, and Boyer collection.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre, Claude Joseph Vernet, Jean-Baptiste Descamps, and Thomas Smith.