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French portrait engraving of the XVIIth and XVIIIth centuries (1910)

Thomas, Thomas Head, 1881- · London : Bell · leaf 217

An illustration from French portrait engraving of the XVIIth and XVIIIth centuries, 1910, leaf 217
as aportrait engraver is Jean Daulle; though his importanceis due to the large number of his portraits rather than totheir superiority over the bestworkof the men justmentioned.Like Pierre Drevet, Daulle owed his success to Rigaud.His first master was Hecquet, who, indeed, had recognizedhis ability… … DAULLE in Drevets,1 and took up Daulle in their place. He supervisedhis work, gave him plates to engrave, and in 1737 succeededin having his new protege elected an Agree to the AcademicHe was also made graveur du roi. Daulle was an engraver of an unusually wide range. Inaddition to his portraits he…

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