Pierre Parrocel (1664–1739)

• Was a French painter of the late-Baroque period.
• He was born in Avignon to a large family of artists, including his uncle Joseph Parrocel and his father, Louis Parrocel.

• He was first instructed by his uncle, and then trained with Carlo Maratti in Rome.

• In 1730 became a member of the Accademia di San Luca there. 

• His principal work, as a painter, was in the gallery of the Hôtel de Noailles at St. Germain-en-Laye, where he represented the history of Tobit in thirteen pictures.

• He also etched and engraved.

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