Pastorale

Gilles Demarteau

1756 - 1776

Pastorale by Gilles Demarteau

Medium

crayon manner

Dimensions

231; 165

About this artwork

opschrift, reco midden onder, etsen: ‘Du Porte-feuille de Mr. Nera’

About the Artist

Gilles Demarteau · 17291776

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 ...

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