Marc Restout was a French painter. The son of Marguerin Restout, he belonged to the famous Restout

Restout

The Restout family was a French dynasty of painters from Normandy, including the painters:* Marguerin Restout and his sons:** Marc Restout, and his sons:*** Jacques Restout,...

 dynasty of painters. He was a prolific painter and won a major reputation in Flanders, Holland and Rome, having accompanied Poussin

Poussin

Poussin refers to:*Charles Jean de la Vallée-Poussin Belgian mathematician*Charles-Louis-Joseph-Xavier de la Vallée-Poussin Belgian geologist and mineralogist, father of Charles Jean*Nicolas Poussin , French painter...

 to Rome in 1642. By his death he was an échevin

Échevin

Échevin may refer to:* Échevin , a position in local government in Luxembourg* Échevin , an alderman sitting on the executive of a town council; referred to in Dutch as schepen...

 in Caen.

He had ten children, most of whom became painters, including Jacques Restout

Jacques Restout

thumb|250px|right|Jacques Restout was a French painter of the Restout dynasty and a Premonstratensian canon regular. Born in Caen, he was a student of Le Tellier and became prior of the abbaye de Moncets near Reims.-Works:* La Réforme de la Peinture, Caen, J...

, Eustache Restout

Eustache Restout

Eustache Restout was a French architect, engraver, painter and Premonstratensian canon regular, belonging to the artistic Restout dynasty. At his death he was sub-prior of abbaye Saint-Martin de Mondaye - he had produced the plans on which that monastery was rebuilt and painted several paintings...

, Jean I Restout

Jean I Restout

Jean Restout was a French painter and part of the Restout dynasty of painters, studying under his father Marguerin Restout...

, Charles Restout, Thomas Restout

Thomas Restout

Thomas Restout was a French painter. The son of Marc Restout, he belonged to the Restout dynasty of painters and was mainly a portraitist.-References:...

, Pierre Restout and Marc Antoine Restout.