 Pierre L'Enfant (painter)

Pierre L'Enfant (August 26, 1704 – June 23, 1787) was an 18th-century French painter whose son, Pierre Charles, designed the basic plan for Washington, D.C.

L'Enfant was born in Anet on August 26, 1704.After studying under Charles Parrocel, he was admitted as an "adémicien" to the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in 1745.