Jean-François Clermont

Jean-François Clermont (1717, Paris - 9 April 1807, Reims) was a French painter, designer and etcher.

[2] By 1779, he was complaining of the many annoyances created by his pupils and fellow faculty members.

His resignation was accepted, and a successor chosen, when the city of Reims begged him to stay, offering him a bonus of 200 Livres to do so.

In 1795, during the construction of the École centrale in Châlons, he was offered a position similar to the one he held at the Académie, but it did not live up to his expectations.

The Carnegie Library of Reims has a large collection of his pencil drawings and some engravings.