Noël-Nicolas Coypel

After winning several awards from the Académie Royale, he received their accreditation in 1716 and became a full member in 1720, when Antoine was the Rector there.

Encouraged by this, he sought to make himself better known by offering to paint the Chapel of the Virgin at the 13th century Church of Saint-Sauveur [fr], without remuneration.

[citation needed] His works there were short-lived however, as a reconstruction project that began in 1787 was interrupted by the Revolution and ended with the church being demolished.

He also created a painting for the Order of Minims at the Place des Vosges, representing Saint Francis of Paola crossing the sea with his companions.

King Louis owned a copy of his "Glory of the Angels", displayed at Versailles, and a Nativity scene in the Queen's private oratory In 1733. he was appointed to a professorship at the Académie.