Fouquet

or Fouc·quet

[ French foo-ke ]

noun

1. Jean or Je·han [zhah, n], c1420–c80, French painter.
2. Ni·co·las [nee-kaw-, lah], Marquis de Belle-Isle, 1615–80, French statesman.

Fouquet

/ fukɛ /

noun

1. FouquetJean?1420?1480MFrenchARTS AND CRAFTS: painterARTS AND CRAFTS: miniaturist Jean (ʒɑ̃). ?1420–?80, French painter and miniaturist
2. AlsoFoucquet FouquetNicolas, Marquis de Belle-Isle16151680MFrenchPOLITICS: statesman Nicolas (nikɔlɑ), Marquis de Belle-Isle . 1615–80, French statesman; superintendent of finance (1653–61) under Louis XIV. He was imprisoned for embezzlement, having been denounced by Colbert

Example Sentences

The boys in the atelier over her window hated this old Madame Fouquet, I remember.

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Fouquet was no less quickly informed of the designs of the reverend fathers.

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As in the miniature painted by Jean Fouquet, more than ten years later.

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Fouquet let me stand there half a day, before he would pick me out again.

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And Fouquet does indeed depict this scene in a glow of colour which affords a vivid idea of triumphant festivity.

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