Léonard Gaultier
Illustration — Perspective view of Paris in 1607 Léonard Gaultier, or, as he sometimes signed himself, Galter, a French engraver, was born in Mainz about 1561, and died in Paris in 1641. His style of work resembles that of Wierix and Crispyn van de Passe. His prints are executed entirely with the graver, with great precision, but in a stiff, formal manner.
Also recorded as Leonard Gaultier · Leonardus Galterus · Leonar Galter
Léonard Gaultier
Gaultier, Léonard (1561?-1635?). Graveur · Bibliothèque nationale de France · Public domain
- Died
- 1641. · Paris.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- illustrator, printmaker, copper engraver, draftsperson, art dealer and graphic artist.
- Fields
- visual arts.
- Languages
- French.
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Illustration — Perspective view of Paris in 1607 Léonard Gaultier, or, as he sometimes signed himself, Galter, a French engraver, was born in Mainz about 1561, and died in Paris in 1641. His style of work resembles that of Wierix and Crispyn van de Passe. His prints are executed entirely with the graver, with great precision, but in a stiff, formal manner.
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Portraits
Portraits
He must have been very laborious, as the Abbé de Marolles possessed upwards of eight hundred prints by him, many of which were after his own designs. They consist of portraits, and various subjects, of which the following are the most worthy of notice. They are sometimes signed with his name, and sometimes with a cipher GL.
The recorded working language is French. The field of work recorded is visual arts. Work by Léonard Gaultier is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Auckland Art Gallery, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) and Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes.
• Illustration — Jacques Amyot • Henry IV of France. • Henry, Duke of Montpensier. • J. Amyot, Bishop of Auxerre. • Alexandre Bouchart, Viscount de Blosseville. • Philippe de Mornay, Seigneur du Plessis. 1611. • Charles de Gontaut de Biron, Marshal of France. • Étienne Pasquier. • Jean Caron.
Various subjects
Various subjects
• A set of small plates of subjects from the Old and New Testament. • A set of the Prophets, Apostles, and Evangelists. • Thirty-two plates of the History of Cupid and Psyche; after Raphael. • The Procession of the League; a satirical print. • The Family of Henry IV.; nine figures. • The Assassination of Henry IV. • The Coronation of Mary de' Medici. 1610. • The Cyclops forging the Thunderbolts; after J. Cousin. 1581. • A Sacrifice; after M. Fréminet. • The Last Judgment; copied from Martin Rota's engraving after Michelangelo.
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Leonard Gaultier, Leonardus Galterus and Leonar Galter. His recorded language was French.
Identity
Identity
Léonard Gaultier is recorded as illustrator, printmaker, copper engraver, draftsperson and art dealer.
Sujet: Louis XIII (1601-1643; roi de France) -- Portraits Anne d'Autriche (1601-1666; reine de France) -- Portraits Portraits -- 17e siècle Référence bibliographique: Hennin, 1706
Gaultier, Léonard (1561?-1635?). Graveur · Bibliothèque nationale de France
Sujet: début du 17e siècle Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire: PrnS001
Gaultier, Léonard (1561?-1635?). Graveur · Bibliothèque nationale de France
Life and career
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Life and career
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1561
Léonard Gaultier born at Mainz.
1641
Léonard Gaultier died at Paris.
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Mainz.
Birth place
Paris.
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Literature
Literature
Literature
Gaultier, Léonard, Oxford Art Online, 2003
Gaultier, Léonard, Lexikon des gesamten Buchwesens Online
Scholarly footprint
Literature
Scholarly footprint
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Notes from the source article
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- 1.François Brulliot, Dictionnaire des monogrammes, marques figurées, lettres initiales, noms abrégés etc. : avec lesquels les peintres, dessinateurs, graveurs et sculpteurs ont désigné leurs noms, J.G. Cotta, 1832.
- 2.Il est appelé également dans une forme latinisée : Leonardus Galterus.
- 3.D'après le Thésaurus du CERL.
- 4.M. Grivel (2005), op. cit..
- 5.Consulter Les Remonstrances de Messire Jacques de La Guesle, procureur général du Roy, dédiée à la Royne Régente sur Gallica.
- 6.Consulter Les Images ou Tableaux de platte peinture des deux Philostrates, et des statues de Callistrate sur Gallica.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 5
- Charles Le Blanc, Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, tome II, 1856 (réédition, Amsterdam, 1970).
- Roger-Armand Weigert, Bibliothèque Nationale. Cabinet des Estampes. Inventaire du Fonds français. Graveurs du XVII siècle, tome IV, Ecman-Giffart, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, 1961, .
- Emmanuel Bénézit, Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs, Paris, Librairie Gründ, tome IV, 1976, .
- Martine Grivel in Dictionnaire encyclopédique du Livre, Cercle de la Librairie, 2005, t. 2, .
- Estelle Leutrat, « "Feu honnorable homme Leonard Gaultier, vivant maistre graveur a Paris". Nouveaux documents sur l’estampe en France au début du XVIIe siècle », Documents d’histoire parisienne, n°18, 2016, p. 25-42.
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