Michel François Damame Demartrais (1763 - 1827)
1763Paris, France1827-04-27Paris, France
Michel François Damame Demartrais
Michel François Damame Demartrais was a French artist, painter and engraver.
He created such famous works as The Complete Collection of Various Gardens and Viewpoints of the Imperial Houses of Russia (1811) and Paris and its Environs (1818). Damame visited and worked in Russia from 1792 to 1805. Returning to Paris, he published several albums in the 1810s with locations of St. Petersburg and other cities, including Novgorod, as well as highly detailed genre scenes and depictions of the costumes and customs of the inhabitants of Russia.
Date and place of birt: | 1763, Paris, France |
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Date and place of death: | 27 april 1827, Paris, France |
Period of activity: | XVIII, XIX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Engraver, Painter |
Genre: | Genre art, History painting, Landscape painting, Portrait |
Art style: | Baroque |