Bryan's dictionary of painters and engravers (1903)
Bryan, Michael, 1757-1821, Williamson, George Charles, 1858-1942 · New York : Macmillan · leaf 276
im only three months, wlienhe became the assistant of Jean Fran9ois Cars, thefather of Laurent Cars, who employed him inmaking designs for the headings of the theses and other works of which he was the publisher.Having in 1721 designed a series of illustrations toDaniels Histoire de France, and… … J^mf/, Jl m.s<,n4f/f!r. O) PAINTERS AND ENGRAVERS. influential friends, he was not sent to Rome. In1727, however, he went to Italy at his own expense,in company with Carle van L^q, and reachedRome in the following year. He returned to Parisin 1731, and speedily gained an immense reputationin the…
Painters · Engravers
Internet Archive · California Digital Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.