Jean Audran
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Jean Audran, the brother of Benoit
, and the third son of Germain Audran
, was born at Lyons
in 1667 ; having learned the rudiments of the art under his father, he was placed under the care of his uncle, the famous Gérard Audran
, in Paris. Before he was twenty years of age he displayed uncommon ability, and became a very celebrated engraver
. In 1706 he was made engraver to the king, with a pension and apartments at the Gobelins
. The hand of a great master is discernible in all his plates; and without having attained the extraordinary perfection of Gérard Audran, his claim to excellence is very considerable. He died in 1756. His principal prints are:
Benoît Audran the Elder
Benoît Audran the Elder, the second son of Germain Audran, was born at Lyons in 1661. He received his first instruction in the art of engraving from his father; but had afterwards the advantage of studying under his uncle, the celebrated Gérard Audran...
, and the third son of Germain Audran
Germain Audran
Germain Audran, who was born at Lyons in 1631, was instructed by his uncle Charles in the art of engraving in Paris. He died at Lyons in 1710. His merit was considerable, although very inferior to that of some others of his family. Germain had four sons, Claude III, Benoit I, Jean, and Louis...
, was born at Lyons
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
in 1667 ; having learned the rudiments of the art under his father, he was placed under the care of his uncle, the famous Gérard Audran
Gérard Audran
Gérard Audran , was a French engraver of the Audran family, the third son of Claude Audran....
, in Paris. Before he was twenty years of age he displayed uncommon ability, and became a very celebrated engraver
Engraving
Engraving is the practice of incising a design on to a hard, usually flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. The result may be a decorated object in itself, as when silver, gold, steel, or glass are engraved, or may provide an intaglio printing plate, of copper or another metal, for printing...
. In 1706 he was made engraver to the king, with a pension and apartments at the Gobelins
Gobelins manufactory
The Manufacture des Gobelins is a tapestry factory located in Paris, France, at 42 avenue des Gobelins, near the Les Gobelins métro station in the XIIIe arrondissement...
. The hand of a great master is discernible in all his plates; and without having attained the extraordinary perfection of Gérard Audran, his claim to excellence is very considerable. He died in 1756. His principal prints are:
Portraits
- Louis XV; full length; after GobertPierre GobertPierre Gobert was a French painter.He was the son of the sculptor Jean II Gobert. Gobert entered the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture on December 31, 1701 as a portraitist...
. - Maximilian Emmanuel, Elector of BavariaMaximilian II Emanuel, Elector of BavariaMaximilian II , also known as Max Emanuel or Maximilian Emanuel, was a Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and an elector of the Holy Roman Empire. He was also the last Governor of the Spanish Netherlands and duke of Luxembourg...
, with his Page; full length; after VivienJoseph VivienJoseph Vivien was a French painter of Lyon.He left his native Lyon for Paris at the age of twenty and found employment in the large atelier of Charles Le Brun, the equivalent of an academy...
. - Clement Augustus of Bavaria, Elector-Archbishop of CologneClemens August of BavariaClemens August of Bavaria was a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty of Bavaria and Archbishop-Elector of Cologne.-Biography:...
; after the same. - The Duke d'AntinDuke of AntinThe duchy of Antin was a French duchy created in 1711 by the promotion of the marquisate of Antin into a "duché-pairie"...
; after RigaudHyacinthe RigaudHyacinthe Rigaud was a French baroque painter of Catalan origin whose career was based in Paris.He is renowned for his portrait paintings of Louis XIV, the royalty and nobility of Europe, and members of their courts and considered one of the most notable French portraitists of the classical period...
. - The Abbé Jean d'EstréesJean d'EstréesJean d'Estrées was a French priest and politician.He was born in Paris, the nephew of Cardinal César d'Estrées and brother of Marshal Victor Marie d'Estrées, both academics. In 1692, Jean d'Estrées was given his first diplomatic mission, being responsible for the assurance of Portuguese...
; after the same. - Victor Marie, Duke d'Estrées, Marshal of FranceVictor-Marie d'EstréesVictor Marie d'Estrées, count then duke d'Estrées was a Marshal of France.-Biography:...
; after Zargilliere. - Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni; after TrevisaniFrancesco Trevisanithumb|250px|Portrait of [[Pietro Ottoboni |Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni]] by Francesco Trevisani. The [[Bowes Museum]], [[Barnard Castle]], [[County Durham]], [[England]]....
. - François de Salignac de la Motte Fenelon, Archbishop of CambrayFrançois FénelonFrançois de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon, more commonly known as François Fénelon , was a French Roman Catholic archbishop, theologian, poet and writer...
; after Vivien. - François Pierre Gillet; after Tortebat.
- Francois Robert Secousse, sitting; after Rigaud.
- Peter Paul Rubens; after Van DijckAnthony van DyckSir Anthony van Dyck was a Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England. He is most famous for his portraits of Charles I of England and his family and court, painted with a relaxed elegance that was to be the dominant influence on English portrait-painting for the next...
; for the Luxembourg GalleryMusée du LuxembourgMusée du Luxembourg is a museum in Paris, France. It occupies the east wing of the Palais du Luxembourg, whose matching west wing originally housed Ruben's Marie de' Medici cycle. Since 2000 it has been run by the French Ministry of Culture and the Senate and is devoted to temporary exhibitions...
. - Noel CoypelNoël CoypelNoël Coypel , French painter, also called, from the fact that he was much influenced by Poussin, Coypel le Poussin, was the son of an unsuccessful artist....
, Painter to the King; after Coypel. - Antoine CoysevoxAntoine CoysevoxCharles Antoine Coysevox , French sculptor, was born at Lyon, and belonged to a family which had emigrated from Spain...
, Sculptor to the King; after Rigaud. [The two last were engraved by Audran for his reception at the AcademyAcadémie de peinture et de sculptureThe 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...
in 1708.]
Subjects after various masters
- Our Saviour preaching to the Multitude; after RaphaelRaphaelRaffaello Sanzio da Urbino , better known simply as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form and ease of composition and for its visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur...
. - The Infant Saviour regarding the Cross presented by Angels; after AlbaniFrancesco AlbaniFrancesco Albani or Albano was an Italian Baroque painter.-Early years in Bologna:Born 1578 in Bologna, his father was a silk merchant who intended to instruct his son in the same trade; but by age twelve, Albani became an apprentice under the competent mannerist painter Denis Calvaert, where he...
. - The Nativity; after Pietro da CortonaPietro da CortonaPietro da Cortona, by the name of Pietro Berrettini, born Pietro Berrettini da Cortona, was the leading Italian Baroque painter of his time and also one of the key architects in the emergence of Roman Baroque architecture. He was also an important decorator...
; oval. - The Good Samaritan; after Ann. CarracciAnnibale CarracciAnnibale Carracci was an Italian Baroque painter.-Early career:Annibale Carracci was born in Bologna, and in all likelihood first apprenticed within his family...
; arched. - St. John administering the Sacrament to the Virgin; after Lodovico CarracciLudovico CarracciLudovico Carracci was an Italian, early-Baroque painter, etcher, and printmaker born in Bologna....
. - Our Saviour on the Mount of Olives; after Domenichino.
- St. Andrew led to Crucifixion; after GuidoGuido ReniGuido Reni was an Italian painter of high-Baroque style.-Biography:Born in Bologna into a family of musicians, Guido Reni was the son of Daniele Reni and Ginevra de’ Pozzi. As a child of nine, he was apprenticed under the Bolognese studio of Denis Calvaert. Soon after, he was joined in that...
. - The Martyrdom of St. Peter; after Guido; on the plate improperly called after Domenichino.
- St. Paul preaching at Athens; after Ciro FerriCiro FerriCiro Ferri was an Italian Baroque sculptor and painter, the chief pupil and successor of Pietro da Cortona.He was born in Rome, where he began working under Cortona and with a team of artists in the extensive fresco decorations of the Quirinal Palace...
; a small frieze. - The Triumph of Galatea; after Carlo MarattiCarlo MarattaCarlo Maratta or Maratti was an Italian painter, active mostly in Rome, and known principally for his classicizing paintings executed in a Late Baroque Classical manner. Although he is part of the classical tradition stemming from Raphael, he was not exempt from the influence of Baroque painting...
; for the CrozatPierre Crozatthumb|265px|[[Rembrandt]]'s painting [[Danaë |Danae]] from Crozat's collection.Pierre Crozat was a French art collector at the center of a broad circle of cognoscenti; he was the brother of Antoine Crozat....
Collection. - The Miracle of the Loaves; after Claude AudranClaude Audran the ElderClaude Audran the Elder, the brother of Charles, was born in Paris in 1597. After receiving some instruction from Charles, he removed to Lyons, where he died in 1677. Whether he visited Rome or not is uncertain. His engravings, which are signed either Claude Audran, or CI. Audran, are...
. - Six plates — Copies of the large Battles of Alexander; by G. Audran.
- St. Augustine; after P. de Champagne.
- Simeon holding the Infant Jesus; after M. CorneilleMichel Corneille the ElderMichel Corneille the Elder was a French painter, etcher, and engraver.-Life:Corneille was born in Orléans. He was one of many who studied with the celebrated master Simon Vouet, who exerted a despotic influence over the French School, and impressed his artistic personality so strongly on all his...
. - Moses saved from the Nile; after Ant. CoypelAntoine CoypelAntoine Coypel was a history painter, the more famous son of the French painter Noël Coypel.Antoine studied under his father, with whom he spent four years at Rome. At the age of eighteen he was admitted into the Académie de peinture et de sculpture, of which he became professor and rector in...
. - Jacob and Laban; after the same.
- Athaha and Joash; after the same.
- Esther before Ahasuerus; after the same.
- The Resurrection; after the same.
- Cupid and Psyche; after the same.
- Our Saviour curing the Sick; after Ant. DieuAntoine DieuAntoine Dieu, a French painter, born in Paris about 1661, was a son of Edouard Dieu, an engraver, who died in Paris in 1703. He was instructed by Lebrun, and painted historical subjects and portraits in the style of his master, and not without merit...
. - Christ bearing His Cross; after the same.
- The Elevation of the Cross; after Van Dijck.
- The Crucifixion; after the same.
- The French Parnassus; after the bronze by Gamier.
- The Miraculous Draught of Fishes; after JouvenetJean JouvenetJean-Baptiste Jouvenet was a French painter, especially of religious subjects.He was born into an artistic family in Rouen...
. - The Resurrection of Lazarus; after the same.
- The Queen Blanche inspired with the Holy Spirit; after the same.
- Acis and Galatea; after F. Marot.
- Venus punishing Psyche; after J. M. NattierJean-Marc NattierJean-Marc Nattier , French painter, was born in Paris, the second son of Marc Nattier , a portrait painter, and of Marie Courtois , a miniaturist...
. - Psyche consoled by Cupid; after the same.
- The dead Christ, with the Marys, St. John, and Nicodemus; after PoussinNicolas PoussinNicolas Poussin was a French painter in the classical style. His work predominantly features clarity, logic, and order, and favors line over color. His work serves as an alternative to the dominant Baroque style of the 17th century...
. - The Rape of the Sabines; after Poussin; his most esteemed print.
- St. Scholastica at the point of Death; after J. RestoutRestoutThe 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,...
. - Andromache entreating for her Son; after L. SilvestreLouis de SilvestreLouis de Silvestre was a French portrait and history painter. He was court painter to King Augustus II of Poland, and director of the Royal Academy of Arts in Dresden.-Life and work:...
. - Henri IV deliberating on his future Marriage; after Rubens.
- Henri IV departing for the German War; after the same.
- The Coronation of Marie de Médicis; after the same. [The three last form part of the Luxembourg Gallery.]