Nicolas-Henri Jeaurat de Bertry: A Quiet Master of Still Life The world of 18th-century French art is often dominated by grand narratives – the sweeping canvases of history painters, the dramatic flourishes of Rococo portraiture. Yet, within this bustling scene resided a quieter, more contemplative figure: Nicolas-Henri Jeaurat de Bertry. Born in Paris in 1728, he carved out a distinguished career as a still life painter, a genre freq…