1. Jean Huber was a Genevan painter, silhouettiste, soldier, politician and author, who was a citizen of the Republic of Geneva.
11 Facts About Jean Huber
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In 1738 Jean Huber entered the Hesse-Kassel military service in Prince Frederick's Grenadier regiment, then in 1741 he transferred to the Piedmont-Sardinia service where he fought with the rank of captain during the war of the Austrian Succession.
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In 1752 Jean Huber was made a member of the "Two-Hundreds" council.
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Jean Huber was a talented observer, and his first works were of horses and scenes of hunting, of birds in particular.
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Jean Huber was working on a "History of Birds of Prey" when he died.
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Jean Huber had talents as a caricaturist which he used on a number of occasions, and particularly against Liotard.
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Jean Huber visited Voltaire at "Les Delices" in 1756 and became part of the Ferney set.
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Jean Huber painted numerous pictures representing Philosophy, and dedicated a collection of his portraits to Catherine II of Russia.
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Jean Huber was with Voltaire for twenty years and was given the nickname of Huber-Voltaire.
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In 1761 a silhouette that Jean Huber had created of Anne FitzRoy, Duchess of Grafton and her daughter was sent to Horace Walpole.
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Jean Huber produced various works in pastel, including his self-portrait which is in Lausanne museum.