Pierre-Maurice Quays

Pierre-Maurice Quays, Quay or Quaï (5 January 1777, Paris - 5 September 1803, Saint-Leu-La-Forêt[1]) was a French Neoclassical painter, notable for his invention of the term 'Rococo'.

Pierre-Maurice Quays.
Portrait by Henri-François Riesener.

References
  1. Archives du Val d'Oise, death certificate edit the 19 fructidor an XI, views 93 & 94/133


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