Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Houël (28 June 1735 – 14 November 1813) was a French painter, engraver and draftsman. During his long life, Houël witnessed the reign of Louis XV, the French Revolution, and the period of Napoleon's First Empire.
Biography
He was born at Rouen into a family of prosperous artisans, who sent him to the city's drawing academy when he was fifteen.