Gérard Audran (or Girard Audran) (2 August 164026 July 1703), was a French engraver of the Audran family, the third son of Claude Audran.

Life

He was born in

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and was taught the first principles of design and engraving by his father. Following the example of his brother, he went to Paris to perfect himself in his art. In 1666, he engraved for Le Brun ''Constantines Battle with Laxentius'', his ''Triumph'', and the ''Stoning of Stephen'', which gave great satisfaction to the painter, and placed Audran in the very first rank of engravers at

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. The next year he set out for

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, where he resided three years, and engraved several fine plates. He is reputed to have worked for or trained with

Carlo Maratta Carlo Maratta or Maratti (18 May 162515 December 1713) was an Italian Baroque painter and Drawing, draughtsman, active principallly in Rome where he was the leading painter in the second half of the 17th century. He was a fresco and canvas painte ...

. That great patron of the arts, J. B. Colbert, was so struck with Audran's works that he persuaded

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to recall him to Paris. On his return, Audran applied himself assiduously to engraving, and was appointed ''engraver to the king'', from whom he received great encouragement. In the year 1681 he was admitted to the council of the

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. He died in

. His engravings of Le Bruns ''Battles of Alexander'' are regarded as the best of his numerous works. Gerard published in 1683 a work entitled ''Les Proportions du corps humain mesurés sur les plus belles figures de l'antiquité''. Audran

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Audran, Gerard 1640 births 1703 deaths 16th-century French engravers 17th-century French engravers Engravers from Lyon Baroque engravers Pupils of Carlo Maratta Members of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture

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