François Deporte belongs to the number of French artists, whose work is associated with the era of Louis XIV. He came from a peasant family. The extraordinary abilities inherent in the young man showed themselves early and were noticed. At the age of twelve, Deport was taken as a pupil to a Flemish painter who lived in Paris.
His career as an artist, he began as a portraitist, in 1695-1696 he worked at the Polish Court, but Louis XIV returned him to Paris and appointed the artist a royal hunt. In 1699 Deport was accepted into the Royal Academy. Since that time, the artist’s work is entirely devoted to still-lives with bat game, hunting scenes.
The painting “Still Life with a Dog and a Battle Game in a Rose Bush” is a typical work for Deport. Truthfulness, thoroughness of the interpretation of objects, details, animals in the still life – this is what gave out Flemish training, and the passion for luxurious elegance in the production of painting, details – an integral feature of the French artist.
Other famous works: “The Dog and the Game”. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg; “Self-portrait in a hunting suit.” OK. 1699. Louvre, Paris.
Nature morte avec un chien et un jeu cassé dans un buisson de roses – Francois Deport 
Bodegón con un perro y un juego de murciélagos en un rosal – Francois Deport 
The Mill in Sharaton by Francois Boucher 
Still life with game by vegetables and lemons, Sanchez Juan Kotan 
Toilet of Venus by Francois Boucher 
White duck by Udry Jean-Baptiste 
Diana after bathing by Francois Boucher 
Chess Game by Lucas van Leiden