Marc Restout (14 February 1616, in Caen – 3 April 1684, in Caen) was a French painter. The son of
Marguerin Restout, he belonged to the famous
Restout dynasty of painters. He was a prolific painter and won a major reputation in Flanders, Holland and Rome, having accompanied
Poussin
Nicolas Poussin (, , ; June 1594 – 19 November 1665) was the leading painter of the classical French Baroque style, although he spent most of his working life in Rome. Most of his works were on religious and mythological subjects painted for a ...
to Rome in 1642. By his death he was an
échevin in Caen.
He had ten children, most of whom became painters, including
Jacques Restout,
Eustache Restout,
Jean I Restout,
Charles Restout,
Thomas Restout,
Pierre Restout and
Marc Antoine Restout.
1616 births
1684 deaths
17th-century French painters
French male painters
Mayors of Caen
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