Charles-Nicolas Cochin the Elder
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Charles Nicolas Cochin the Elder, a French line-engraver
, was born in Paris in 1688. His father, Charles Cochin, was a painter, and Charles Nicolas followed the same profession until he was twenty-two years of age, when he abandoned painting and devoted himself entirely to engraving. In 1731 he became an Academician
, and on the occasion of his reception engraved the portraits of Jacques Sarrazin and Eustache Le Sueur
. He then turned his attention to the fancy subjects of Watteau
, Lancret
, and Chardin
, after whom he executed several fine works. He also assisted his son, Charles Nicolas Cochin, with the plates of the ceremonies at the marriage of the Dauphin with the Infanta of Spain in 1745. He died in Paris in 1754, having engraved about one hundred plates, among which are many vignettes for the 'Virgil
' of 1742 and other books. The undermentioned are his best works:
Louise-Magdeleine Horthemels
, the wife of Cochin, likewise practised engraving. She was born in Paris in 1686, and married in 1713. Among the plates which she executed two of the best are 'La Charmante Catin' and 'Le Chanteur de Cantiques,' which form part of the set of the 'Charges des Rues de Paris,' designed by her son.
She also completed his large plate of the 'Feu d'artifice ' at Rome, which greeted the birth of the Dauphin in 1729, and often assisted him in other works. She died in Paris in 1767.
Further details respecting Cochin and his works are to be found in MM. Portalis and Béraldi
's 'Graveurs da dix-huitième siècle,' i. 492-502.
Line engraving
Line engraving is a term for engraved images printed on paper to be used as prints or illustrations. The term is now much less used and when is, it is mainly in connection with 18th or 19th century commercial illustrations for magazines and books, or reproductions of paintings.Steel engraving is...
, was born in Paris in 1688. His father, Charles Cochin, was a painter, and Charles Nicolas followed the same profession until he was twenty-two years of age, when he abandoned painting and devoted himself entirely to engraving. In 1731 he became an Academician
Académie de peinture et de sculpture
The Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture , Paris, was founded in 1648, modelled on Italian examples, such as the Accademia di San Luca in Rome. Paris already had the Académie de Saint-Luc, which was a city artist guild like any other Guild of Saint Luke...
, and on the occasion of his reception engraved the portraits of Jacques Sarrazin and Eustache Le Sueur
Eustache Le Sueur
Eustache Le Sueur or Lesueur , one of the founders of the French Academy of Painting, was born in Paris, where he passed his whole life....
. He then turned his attention to the fancy subjects of Watteau
Antoine Watteau
Jean-Antoine Watteau was a French painter whose brief career spurred the revival of interest in colour and movement...
, Lancret
Nicolas Lancret
Nicolas Lancret , French painter, was born in Paris, and became a brilliant depicter of light comedy which reflected the tastes and manners of French society under the regent Orleans....
, and Chardin
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin was an 18th-century French painter. He is considered a master of still life, and is also noted for his genre paintings which depict kitchen maids, children, and domestic activities...
, after whom he executed several fine works. He also assisted his son, Charles Nicolas Cochin, with the plates of the ceremonies at the marriage of the Dauphin with the Infanta of Spain in 1745. He died in Paris in 1754, having engraved about one hundred plates, among which are many vignettes for the 'Virgil
Virgil
Publius Vergilius Maro, usually called Virgil or Vergil in English , was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. He is known for three major works of Latin literature, the Eclogues , the Georgics, and the epic Aeneid...
' of 1742 and other books. The undermentioned are his best works:
- La Mariée de Village; after Watteau.
- Decoration du Bal paré; after C. N. Cochin, Fils. 1745.
- Decoration du Bal masque; after the same. 1745.
- Decoration et Dessein du Jeu tenu par le Roy et la Reine, 1747; after the same.
- Le Jeu du Pied-de-boeuf; after De TroyJean François de TroyJean François de Troy was a French Rococo painter and tapestry designer. He was one of a family of painters, being the son of the portrait painter François de Troy , under whom he first studied, and at whose expense he first went to Italy from 1699 to 1706, staying in Rome, but also visiting many...
. - Le Jeu de Colin-Maillard; after Lancret.
- Fuyez Iris; after the same.
- L'Amant sans gêne; after the same.
- La Blanchisseuse: La Fontaine; after Chardin.
- L'Ecureuse : Le Garçon Cabaretier; after the same.
- The Funeral of the Queen of Sardinia, 1735; after Perault and SlodtzRené-Michel SlodtzRené-Michel Slodtz or Michelangelo and in France, Michel-Ange Slodtz was a French sculptor working in a Rococo style, and active mainly in Rome and Paris, and for the Menus-Plaisirs du Roi....
.
Louise-Magdeleine Horthemels
Louise-Magdeleine Horthemels
Louise-Magdeleine Horthemels, or Louise-Madeleine Hortemels, also called Magdeleine Horthemels , was a French engraver, the mother of Charles-Nicolas Cochin...
, the wife of Cochin, likewise practised engraving. She was born in Paris in 1686, and married in 1713. Among the plates which she executed two of the best are 'La Charmante Catin' and 'Le Chanteur de Cantiques,' which form part of the set of the 'Charges des Rues de Paris,' designed by her son.
She also completed his large plate of the 'Feu d'artifice ' at Rome, which greeted the birth of the Dauphin in 1729, and often assisted him in other works. She died in Paris in 1767.
Further details respecting Cochin and his works are to be found in MM. Portalis and Béraldi
Henri Béraldi
Henri Béraldi was a French bibliophile, publisher and author of books on the Pyrenees and on engravers....
's 'Graveurs da dix-huitième siècle,' i. 492-502.