Jacques Lagniet

From Recueil des plus illustres proverbes (1657)

Jacques Lagniet (* 1620 in Paris ; † April 10, 1675 there ) was a French engraver . Numerous socially critical copperplate engravings and mockery pictures come from him, such as his sometimes grotesque and fantastic illustrations for a collection of well-known proverbs from 1657.

literature

Friedrich v. Zglinicki : Uroscopy in the fine arts. An art and medical historical study of the urine examination. Ernst Giebeler, Darmstadt 1982, ISBN 3-921956-24-2 , pp. 156-158.

Web links

Commons : Jacques Lagniet - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Part of his work ( Memento from April 29, 2016 in the Internet Archive )

personal data
SURNAME	Lagniet, Jacques
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French engraver
DATE OF BIRTH	1620
PLACE OF BIRTH	Paris
DATE OF DEATH	April 10, 1675
Place of death	Paris