Liggende schapen en geit
Gilles Demarteau
1732 - 1776
Medium
etching
Dimensions
215; 288
About this artwork
Prent naar tekening uit collectie van Mevrouw d'Azaincourt, aldus opschrift (geschreven als Dazaincourt).
About the Artist
Gilles Demarteau · 1729–1776
Gilles Demarteau the Elder, born on January 19, 1722, in Liège, began his career steeped in the craft of metalwork. The son of a gunsmith, he learned engraving and goldsmithing from his father before moving to Paris around 1748–1750 to join his brother, who worked as a goldsmith for the engraver De Lacollombe, renowned for firearm ornament designs. Demarteau trained in De Lacollombe's workshop as ...