jean-pierre franque, a french painter, was born at le buis in 1774. he studied under david together with his twin brother joseph, and excelled in historical subjects and portraiture, imitating the style of his master. he married lucile messageot, also an artist, who died in 1802, at the age of twenty-two years. franque died in 1860, leaving among others the following works in the versailles gallery:françois louis de rousselet, marquis de châteaurenault, 1840, now in the palace of versailleslouise adélaïde de bourbon, now in the musée des beaux-arts de valenciennesmore...