Georges Focus
Georges Focus was a French engraver and painter who was born around 1639–1641 in Châteaudun and died on February 26 (or 27) 1708 in Paris. André Félibien calls him "Georges Faucus". He was a member of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture, close to Charles Le Brun and Girard Audran. He is famous for the drawings he made while suffering from psychiatric troubles. Family background Focus's family seems to have been moderately rich; his father owned a wool and twill shop in Paris.C. Michel, "La vie de Georges Focus", in E. Brugerolles (ed.), ''Georges Focus. la folie d'un peintre de Louis XIV'' (Paris, 2018), p. 35-47. Education Around the age of 15, Focus became an apprentice of Louis Ferdinand Elle the Elder, Louis Elle. It is possible that he also received lessons from Israel Silvestre. Stay in Rome Georges Focus is one of the first young artists sent to Rome by Charles Errard: he lived in this city from 1666 to 1669.Emmanuelle Brugerolles et David Guillet, ...
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