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Revision as of 02:05, 25 August 2014
Jacques Guay | |
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 Jacques Guay in his studio 1750 | |
| Born | c. 1715 Marseille, France |
| Died | 1787 Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Gemstone engraver |
Jacques Guay (c. 1715 – 1787) was a French gemstone engraver.
Life
Jacques Guay was born in Marseille around 1715. Little is known about his family or early life.[1] He came to Paris at an early age and studied drawing with François Boucher.[2] He often saw the collection of engraved stones of Joseph-Antoine Crozat, and decided to study this art. He went to Florence in 1742, where he studied the antique stones in the grand duke's collection. He stayed in Rome and saw the best collections of antiques. He made an Antinoüs after a statue in the gallery of Cardinal Albani.[3]
After returning to France Jacques Guay succeeded François-Julien Barier as engraver of precious stones for the king. He was charged with making engravings in gemstones of the main events of the reign, following drawings by Edmé Bouchardon. He only completed one that represented the Battle of Fontenoy. Through the influence of Madame de Pompadour he was admitted to the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in 1742. He died in Paris in 1787.[3]
After Jacques Guay stopped working, Charles-Claude Flahaut de la Billaderie (1730–1809) tried to revive gemstone engraving. He promised to give the work to Romain-Vincent Jeuffroy (1749–1826), but did not keep his engagement.[4]
References
Citations
- ^ Leturcq 1873, p. 9.
- ^ Leturcq 1873, p. 10.
- ^ a b Michaud 1865.
- ^ Dussieux 1850, pp. 390–391.
Sources
- Dussieux, L. (1850). Les Artistes français à l'étranger. Paris: Gide et J. Baudry.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Leturcq, Jean François (1873). Notice sur Jacques Guay, graveur sur pierres fines du roi Louis xv. Documents émanant de Guay, et notes sur les œuvres de gravure en taille-douce et en pierres fines de la marquise de Pompadour. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Michaud, Louis-Gabriel (1865). "Jacques Guay". Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne : histoire par ordre alphabétique de la vie publique et privée de tous les hommes avec la collaboration de plus de 300 savants et littérateurs français ou étrangers (2 ed.).
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