Juste Chevillet (1729–1802) was a French engraver. He is known for his engravings for the ''

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'' of

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Life

Juste Chevillet was born in 1729 in

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. He studied engraving in Berlin under George Frederic Schmidt. He then moved to Paris to complete his studies with

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, who became his brother-in-law. He probably reached Paris no earlier than 1750. The ''Livre de Principes de Fleurs'', an undated compilation of engravings of flowers by Chevillet after drawings by Louis Tessier () was probably published some time after 1755. It was used as a source of decorations for the marquetry of

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(1734–1896). Other cabinet makers used the engravings for marquetry including

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(1711–93) and his son

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(1743-1807). The earliest dated example of such marquetry is a 1769 roll-top desk for King

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by Riesener and Oeben. George Washington by Juste Chevillet after Michel Bounieu

Chevillet made an engraving of an oil painting of

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that was used on a two-dollar note issued around 1828 by the Chemical Bank of

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. The engraving was made in 1778 from the original owned by

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, who had hosted Franklin at the Hôtel Valentinois in Passy. He made an engraving of

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after a design by Michel Honoré Bounieu. Chevillet was living in Paris in 1795. He died in Paris around 1800 or 1802.

Selected works

Other works by Chevillet include: *'' Chardin'' (Jean-Baptiste-Simeon), French painter (1771). Bust after a self-portrait *'' Diderot'' (Denis). Bust after a drawing by Bounieu of a bust by M. Houdon *'' Louis-Philippe, duc d'Orleans''. bust drawn and engraved by Chevillet. *'' Hannetaire'' (Eugenie). Portrait of the actress as a young sultaness, after Le Gendre *''Jordan'' (Jean-Louis), businessman. 1762 *''

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'', lieutenant de police. 1778. Bust *'' Sartine'' (A.-R.-J.-G. de), comte d'Alby, lieutentent general de police

''Histoire naturelle''

Chevillet made the engravings for several volumes of Buffon's great ''Histoire naturelle'': * * * * * * * *

Notes

Sources

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