Paul Androuet du Cerceau (1623–1710), was a French

goldsmith A goldsmith is a Metalworking, metalworker who specializes in working with gold and other precious metals. Nowadays they mainly specialize in jewelry-making but historically, goldsmiths have also made cutlery, silverware, platter (dishware), pl ...

and engraver, who was active in Paris around 1610. According to ''Benezit'', Reynaud presumes he is the son of the architect

Jean Baptiste Androuet du Cerceau Jean Baptiste Androuet du Cerceau (1544/47–1590) was a French architect who designed the Pont Neuf (1579), spanning the Seine, Paris, and became supervisor of the royal works under Henri III and Henri IV, including the Louvre. Several ''hôtel ...

, who built the

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in Paris, but Paul is now believed to be the grandson of

Jacques II Androuet du Cerceau Jacques Androuet du Cerceau, the younger (1550 – 16 September 1614),Miller 1996, p. 353. was a French architect. Life and career He was born in Paris, the son of the eminent French architect and engraver, Jacques I Androuet du Cerceau, and ...

.Miller 1998, vol. 9, p. 350.

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Notes Sources * ''Benezit Dictionary of Artists'' (2006). "Ducerceau, Paul Androuet", vol. 4, p. 1241. Paris: Gründ. . * Miller, Naomi (1996). "Du Cerceau. French family of artists.", vol. 9, pp. 350–354, in ''The Dictionary of Art'', edited by Jane Turner, reprinted with minor corrections in 1998. . {{DEFAULTSORT:Androuet du Cerceau, Paul French goldsmiths Engravers from Paris 1623 births 1710 deaths Metalsmiths from Paris

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