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Gabriel Perelle (born 1604 in
Vernon, Eure
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, died 1677 in
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) was a French
draftsman
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and
printmaker
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of
topographic
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views and landscapes.
A pupil of
Simon Vouet
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, Perelle specialized in classical landscapes not dissimilar to those of
Francisque Millet, although more obviously decorative. He founded an etching workshop, and his sons
Nicolas
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and
Adam
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assisted him.
Perelle was also a pupil of
Daniel Rabel and produced several hundred engravings both from his own drawings and from those of other artists such as
Israël Silvestre,
Paul Bril
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,
Jacques Callot
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,
Michel Corneille the Elder
Michel Corneille the Elder (c. 1601 – 1664) 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 strongly influenced French painting of th ...
,
Jan Asselijn
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Biography
Asselijn was born at Dieppe from a French Huguenot family as ''Jean Asselin''. He received instruction from Esaias van de Velde (1587–1630), and distingu ...
,
, and
Sébastien Pontault de Beaulieu
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Pontault went into the army at the ...
.
These engravings in the etching and
intaglio mainly depict landscapes of the Paris region, including views of castles, where he introduced the variety by adding ruins and various accessories.
References
External links
Veües des plus beaux lieux de France et d'Italie : Digitized album containing 283 prints (Princeton University Digital Library)
1604 births
1677 deaths
French printmakers
French draughtsmen
People from Vernon, Eure
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