early life and training jean-bernard restout, a french painter, was born in paris in 1732 and died in the same city in 1797. he was the son of jean ii restout and, like his father, a member of the académie de rouen. artistic achievements * jean-bernard restout won the prestigious prix de rome in 1758. * he was aggregated to the académie royale upon his return from italy in 1765 and received into it in 1769. notable exhibitions and collections * jean-bernard restout frequently exhibited at the salon de paris from 1767 to 1791. * his work is part of the collection at the musée des beaux-arts de…