Pierre Nicolas Huilliot

French Painter, 1674-1751 He was part of a renowned Parisian painters' family, son of the still-life painter Claude Huilliot (c. 1632-1702). After having received training from his father, he was an apprentice in the studio of Robert Levrac-Tournieres (1667-1752). He entered the prestigious 'Académie de Peinture et de Sculpture' in Paris in 1721 and was first mentioned in the notes of the academy on 30 August of that year for having presented a large painting of a buffet with flowers and fruits. Throughout his career he specialized in still-life paintings and interior painting and excelled in flower still-lifes.