Jean-Charles François
Jean-Charles François (4 May 1717 – 22 March 1769) was a French engraver.
The personification of self-discovery by Jean-Charles François, 1760
François was born at Nancy. He was among the pioneers of the so-called "manière de crayon" ("crayon manner") of printmaking, which simulated the appearance of crayon and chalk drawings.[1] He was pensioned by King Louis XV of France, who employed him extensively. His most noted works represent Louis XV and his queen, Marie Leszczyńska, also Pierre Bayle, Erasmus, John Locke, and Nicolas Malebranche.[1]
He died in 1769 in Paris, aged 51.[1]
References
- Hérold, Jacques (1931). Gravure en manière de crayon, /Jean-Charles Francois (1717-1769): catalogue de l'œuvre gravé. Paris: M. Rousseau.
External links
- Ripley, George; Dana, Charles A., eds. (1879). . The American Cyclopædia.
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