Jacques Thouron

The son of a goldsmith, Jacques Thouron was apprenticed to the Geneva enamelist Pierre-François Marcinhes from 1764 to 1768. Around 1770, he moved to Paris, where he worked in the workshop of the miniaturist Charles-Louis Lœhr. He later worked with the miniaturist and enamelist François Favre, also from Geneva. In 1775 and 1777, he is mentioned as a student at the Académie de peinture et sculpture in Paris. He exhibited some of his work at the Paris Salon de la Correspondance in 1781 and 1782. During this time, he performed under the name "peintre de monsieur". Jacques Thouron was one of the best enamel painters of his time. The Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris owns what is believed to be a self-portrait of the artist.