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Antoine Masson (1636 – 30 May 1700, in
Paris
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)Herluison 1863. was a French painter, but above all a line engraver, born at Loury, near Orléans
Orléans (;"Orleans"
(US) and Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture in 1679 and exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1699.Meyer. He engraved 68 plates, mostly portraits, of which the most celebrated are those of
"Masson, Anthony"
in ''A Biographical and Critical Dictionary of Painters and Engravers'', 2 volumes. London: Carpenter; J. Booker; Whittingham and Arliss. Volume
1
an
2
at Google Books. * Gilman et al., editors (1905)
"Masson, Antoine"
in ''New International Encyclopedia''
volume 13
at the Internet Archive. * Herluison, Henri (1863)
Masson (Antoine)
pp. 38–39 in ''Artistes orléanais''. Orléans: H. Herluison. * Meyer, Véronique
"Masson, Antoine"
Oxford Art Online, ''Grove Art Online''. ''Oxford Art Online''. Oxford University Press, accessed 11 January 2015, subscription required. * Robert-Dumesnil, A. P. F. (1836)
"Antoine Masson"
vol. 2, pp. 98–139, in ''Le Peintre-graveur français''. Paris: Warée; Huzard
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at Google Books.
Artnet entry
{{DEFAULTSORT:Masson, Antoine 1636 births 1700 deaths 17th-century French engravers
(US) and Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture in 1679 and exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1699.Meyer. He engraved 68 plates, mostly portraits, of which the most celebrated are those of
Henri de Lorraine, count of Harcourt
Henri de Lorraine (20 March 1601 – 25 July 1666, Royaumont Abbey), known as ''Cadet la Perle'', was a French nobleman. He was count of Harcourt, count of Armagnac, count of Brionne and viscount of Marsan. He was the younger son of Charles I, ...
, known as the "Cadet à la Perle," Gaspard Charrier, and Olivier d'Ormesson.Bryan 1816.
His most famous subject is "The Pilgrims of Emmaus," after Titian
Tiziano Vecelli or Vecellio (; 27 August 1576), known in English as Titian ( ), was an Italian (Venetian) painter of the Renaissance, considered the most important member of the 16th-century Venetian school. He was born in Pieve di Cadore, nea ...
, known as "The Tablecloth", because of the extreme care with which Masson has rendered the texture of linen.
Among his few surviving drawings are pastels
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of Charles II, King of England
Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651, and King of England, Scotland and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685.
Charles II was the eldest surviving child of ...
(Musée Magnin
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) and Pierre Dupuis (Louvre
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). His work shows extraordinary facility and great talent for color theory, color, but it is often marred by mannerisms, such as in his engraved portrait of Guy Patin, in which the nose was formed from one spiral cut.
His daughter, Madeleine Masson (1666–1713), married the engraver Nicolas Habert. Antoine Masson died in Paris.
Notes
Bibliography
* Bryan, Michael (1816)"Masson, Anthony"
in ''A Biographical and Critical Dictionary of Painters and Engravers'', 2 volumes. London: Carpenter; J. Booker; Whittingham and Arliss. Volume
1
an
2
at Google Books. * Gilman et al., editors (1905)
"Masson, Antoine"
in ''New International Encyclopedia''
volume 13
at the Internet Archive. * Herluison, Henri (1863)
Masson (Antoine)
pp. 38–39 in ''Artistes orléanais''. Orléans: H. Herluison. * Meyer, Véronique
"Masson, Antoine"
Oxford Art Online, ''Grove Art Online''. ''Oxford Art Online''. Oxford University Press, accessed 11 January 2015, subscription required. * Robert-Dumesnil, A. P. F. (1836)
"Antoine Masson"
vol. 2, pp. 98–139, in ''Le Peintre-graveur français''. Paris: Warée; Huzard
Copy
at Google Books.
External links
Artnet entry
{{DEFAULTSORT:Masson, Antoine 1636 births 1700 deaths 17th-century French engravers