Meisje met een duif
Gilles Demarteau
1756 - 1776
Medium
crayon manner
Dimensions
152; 210
About this artwork
blad: hoogte 210 mm x breedte 152 mm
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 ...