François-Anne David
David was born in Paris in 1741, where he lived and worked all his life. He was a pupil of Le Bas, and engraved several portraits and other subjects in a neat, finished style. He died in Paris in 1824.
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François-Anne David
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- 1741 · Paris.
- Died
- 1824 · Paris.
- Nationality
- France
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- printmaker · etcher · copper engraver · publisher
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David was born in Paris in 1741, where he lived and worked all his life. He was a pupil of Le Bas, and engraved several portraits and other subjects in a neat, finished style. He died in Paris in 1824.
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• Louis Stanislas Xavier, Monsieur, afterwards Louis XVIII; after Drouais. • Louis XVIII; full-length, in his robes; after himself. • Denis Diderot; after L. M. van Loo. • César Gabriel de Choiseul, Duc de Praslin; after Roslin. • Catharine II, Empress of Russia; after Mlle. Durameau. • Gaspard Netscher, painter, his Wife and Son; after Netscher. • Charles I of England with his Family; after Van Dyck.
Subjects after various masters
Subjects after various masters
• Adam and Eve in Paradise; after Santerre. • Christ crowned with thorns; after Titian. • St. Cecilia; after Raphael. • The Dutch Sportsman; after G. Metsu. • The Green-Market at Amsterdam; after the same. • The Quack Doctor; after Karel Du Jardin. • The Bull; after Paul Potter. • Two Views of the Gulf of Venice; after Joseph Vernet. • Two Views near Dunkirk; after the same.
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1741
François-Anne David born at Paris.
1824
François-Anne David died at Paris.
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- Bellier de la Chavignerie, Émile. Dictionnaire général des artistes de l'école française depuis l'origine des arts du dessin jusqu'à nos jours. Renouard. 1. 352–353. 1882. 1042892305.
- Bénézit, Emmanuel. Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Gründ. 4. 470. 2006. 2-7000-3074-5.
- Curville, P. S. David (François-Anne). Dictionnaire de biographie française. Letouzey et Ané. 10. cols. 347–348. 1965.
- Portalis, Roger. Les graveurs du dix-huitième siècle. D. Morgand et C. Fatout. 1 (pt. 2). 679–683. 1882.
- Roux, Marcel. Inventaire du fonds français, graveurs du XVIIIe siècle. Bibliothèque nationale de France. 6. pp. 134–157. 1949.
- Sagner-Düchting, Karin. David, François-Anne. Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon. Saur. 24. 427. 2000. 3-598-22764-7.
- Saunier, Charles. François-Anne David. La Chronique des arts et de la curiosité. 9. 80–82. 5 March 1904.
- Vollmer, Hans. David, François Anne. Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler. E. A. Seemann. 8. 452. 1913. 1039527588.
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François-Anne David is recorded as printmaker, etcher, copper engraver and publisher. Connected to 2 other published records in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.
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