Jean-Baptiste-Siméon ChardinFrench, 1699–1779Drawing
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- D.274-1894
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In the life of Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin
The whole life1737
Regular showings at the Salon
From 1737 Chardin exhibits regularly at the Salon. He will prove a “dedicated academician”, attending the Academy's meetings for fifty years and serving in turn as counsellor, treasurer and secretary.
1743
Elected a counsellor of the Academy
In 1743 Chardin is elected a counsellor of the Royal Academy — the first of the offices (then treasurer and secretary) he will hold there in turn.
1744
Married: Marguerite Pouget
1752
A pension from Louis XV
In 1752 Louis XV grants Chardin a pension of 500 livres. The pension is linked with the protection of the marquis de Vandières (the future marquis de Marigny) and of a brother of Madame de Pompadour who was director of royal buildings in 1751–1773.
1757
A studio and lodgings in the Louvre
Until 1757 Chardin lives on the Left Bank near Saint-Sulpice; in 1757 Louis XV grants him a studio and living quarters in the Louvre Palace. He will die in his apartment in the Louvre galleries.
1759
The Salon of 1759: nine paintings and Diderot
At the Salon of 1759 Chardin exhibits nine paintings; it is the first Salon reviewed by Denis Diderot, who would prove a great admirer and public champion of his work. Three years earlier, in 1756, the painter had returned to the subject of still life.
