Jacob Bonneau

Jacob Bonneau (c. 1717 – 18 March 1786) was an English artist, illustrator, and art instructor.

Bonneau was baptized on 16 July 1717 at the Huguenot Church in Spitalfields, Middlesex.

He was the son of a French engraver, Pierre Bonneau, and his wife Elizabeth Gorain.

In 1765–1778 he exhibited landscapes at the rooms of the Society of British Artists, of which he was a member.

One of his students was John Abbot, who went on to become a noted entomological illustrator.