Nicolas Henri Jeaurat de Bertry (1728 - after 1796)

• Was a French painter.

• It is not clear how he acquired the name "De Bertry".

• He was the son of Edme Jeaurat, engraver to the King, and studied art with his uncle, the painter Étienne Jeaurat.

• He established his reputation creating still-lifes, inspired by the work of Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin. 

• In 1761, he was named painter and personal pensionary to Marie Leszczyńska, the Queen Consort.

• He left Paris to live in Versailles and remained there until the Queen's death in 1768.

• That same year, he was awarded a 400 Livres annual grautuity, in recognition of his services in providing amusement for her.

• He then returned to Paris. 

• During the Revolution he painted mostly portraits as well as allegories on the Tricolor, pyramids and the Masonic Eye.

• The last known record of his existence was an exhibition at the Salon in 1796.

• After that, he apparently retired to his father's hometown, to live with relatives.

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