François-Alexandre Verdier

François-Alexandre Verdier (c. 1651–1730) was a French painter, draftsman and engraver.

He was a student and assistant of Charles Le Brun.

In 1668 he was awarded the 1st prize in drawing at the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture.

[2] He won the Prix de Rome for drawing in 1668 for his work Première conquête de la Franche-Comté, and again in 1671 for Le Roi donnant la paix à l'Europe.

They include: A number of his drawings on religious subjects were made into prints by the engraver Nicolas-Henri Tardieu and are now held in the Museum of Fine Arts of Nancy.