Germain Audran (1631–1710) was a French engraver.
Audran, who was born and died at
Lyon
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s, was instructed by his uncle
Charles
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in the art of
engraving
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in Paris. His merit was considerable, although very inferior to that of some others of
his family
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. Germain had four sons,
Claude III,
Benoit I,
Jean
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, and
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. He engraved several plates, consisting of portraits, and a variety of ornaments, ceilings, and vases, amongst which are the following :
*Portraits of
Charles Emmanuel II of Savoy
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, and his wife, in an oval; after
F. de la Monce.
*Portrait of
Cardinal de Richelieu
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, in an oval.
*Portrait of
Theophile Reynauld. 1663.
*Six sheets of Ceilings; after
George Charmeton
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.
*Six ornaments of Vases; after N. Robert.
*A book of Friezes; after
Raymond Lafage.
*A book of views in Italy; after Fancus.
*Six Landscapes; after
Gaspar Poussin
Gaspard Dughet (15 June 1615 – 25 May 1675), also known as Gaspard Poussin, was a French painter born in Rome.
Life
Dughet was born in Rome, the son of a French pastry-cook
and his Italian wife. He has always generally been considered as a Fr ...
.
*Thirty-one designs — Of Fountains, Friezes, &c.; after
Le Brun.
His plates are signed with his surname, and with his Christian name, in the following forms: G: Ger: Germ: and in full.
References
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External links
Breviarium Sacri Ordinis Praedicatorum, Romae, 1732 at the National Library of Portugal
Magnvm Theatrvm Vitae Hvmanae..., Lvgdvni, 1678 at the National Library of Portugal
1631 births
1710 deaths
Engravers from Lyon
17th-century French engravers
18th-century French engravers
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