MIGNARD, NICOLAS, a French artist, was born at Troyes in Champagne about the year 1605. He was brought to Paris by Mazarin, who was his constant patron; and Louis XIV. employed him to execute several paintings in the Tuileries. He was most successful in historical and
poetical subjects; but he also painted many portraits of the lords and ladies of the French court, which are much admired. He died in 1668.