Gilles Demarteau

Gilles Demarteau: Nude, engraved after François Boucher . Second half of the 18th century.

Gilles Demarteau (born January 19, 1722 in Liège , † July 31, 1776 in Paris ) was a French engraver , etcher and art publisher.

Life

Demarteau learned metal engraving and goldsmithing from his father, an armorer . In 1755 he founded in the Rue de la Pelleterie in Paris an engraver's workshop and an art publisher and published engravings in the new crayon . Between 1757 and 1759 he developed a method of printing chalk drawings deceptively real. In his workshop more than 500 sheets were created in chalk style , which were very popular because of their technical brilliance and their low prices. Diderot mentions his work several times in his salon reports. In December 1770 Louis XV appointed him . , King of France to the engraver du Roy for these Crayon-style prints and granted him a pension of 600 livres .

literature

Alfred Micha: Les Graveurs liegeois . Bernard, Liège 1908.

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personal data
SURNAME	Demarteau, Gilles
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French engraver, eraser and art publisher
DATE OF BIRTH	January 19, 1722
PLACE OF BIRTH	Liege
DATE OF DEATH	July 31, 1776
Place of death	Paris