Étienne Baudet, an eminent French engraver, was born at Vineuil, in the department of

Loir-et-Cher Loir-et-Cher (, ) is a Departments of France, department in the Centre-Val de Loire Regions of France, region of France. It is named after two rivers which run through it, the Loir in its northern part and the Cher (river), Cher in its southern p ...

, about 1636. He was a pupil of

Sébastien Bourdon Sébastien Bourdon (; 2 February 16168 May 1671) was a French painter and engraver. His ''chef d'œuvre'' is ''The Crucifixion of St. Peter'' made for the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris, Notre Dame. Biography Bourdon was born in Montpellie ...

and

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, and afterwards went to Rome, and appears to have adopted the manner of Cornelis Bloemaert in his earliest plates, which are executed entirely with the graver. He afterwards on his return to Paris altered his manner, and calling in the assistance of the point, he executed his best prints, which bear a strong resemblance to the manner of Jean Baptiste Poilly. He made an excellent choice in the subjects of his plates, which are from the works of some of the most distinguished masters of Italy and France. He was a member of the Royal Academy of Paris, in which city he died in 1711.

Portraits

The following are his principal works: *''

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''; after C. Le Brun. *'' Louisa, Duchess of Portsmouth, as Venus, caressing a Dove''; after H. Gascar. *''Bust of the Emperor

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'', from the antique. *''Bust of a Roman Lady''. Subjects after various masters: *''The Virgin teaching the Infant Jesus to read''; after Albani. *''The Woman of Samaria''; after the same. *Four plates of ''the Loves of Venus and Adonis''; after the same; engraved at Rome in 1672. *Four circular prints of ''the Four Elements''; after the same; dated 1695. *''The Nativity''; after J. Blanchard. *''The Holy Family''; after S. Bourdon; round. *Six Landscapes; after the same. *''The dead Christ on the Knees of the Virgin Mary''; after

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. *''The Stoning of Stephen''; after the same. 1677. *''Adam and Eve''; after

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; very fine. *Six — Of the great Staircase at Versailles; after Le Brun; that of the ceiling is engraved by C. Simmoneau. *''The Communion of the Primitive Christians''; after C. de la Fosse. *''Moses treading on the Crown of Pharaoh''; after N. Poussin. *''Moses striking the Rock''; after the same. *''The Worshipping of the Golden Calf''; after the same. *''The Holy Family''; after the same. *''Venus reposing''; after the same; dated 1666. *Four Grand Landscapes; after the same; dedicated to the

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. Dated 1684. *Four other Grand Landscapes; after the same; dedicated to the

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. *''The Tribute Money''; after

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