Pierre Louis Dumesnil (1698 - 1781) was a French painter. He was received into the Académie de Saint-Luc. There he was professor (1748-1773), rector (1773-1775), and then permanent rector (1775-1776). Between 1751 et 1754 his work was shown as each of the seven exhibitions of the institution. A portrait of Dumesnil by Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, created in 1774 on the occasion of her reception into the Académie de Saint-Luc, has unfortunately been lost.
[Musée National des Châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon - Oil on canvas]