Bernard Baron
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Bernard Baron, an eminent French engraver
, was born in Paris about the year 1700. He was instructed in engraving by Nicolas-Henri Tardieu, whose style he followed. He engraved several plates for the Crozat
Collection, and afterwards came to England, where he resided the remainder of his life, and died in London in 1766. Many of his engravings are in the Boydell
Collection: they are executed in a coarse manner, but are not without considerable merit. The following are his
principal works:
Engraving
Engraving is the practice of incising a design on to a hard, usually flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. The result may be a decorated object in itself, as when silver, gold, steel, or glass are engraved, or may provide an intaglio printing plate, of copper or another metal, for printing...
, was born in Paris about the year 1700. He was instructed in engraving by Nicolas-Henri Tardieu, whose style he followed. He engraved several plates for the Crozat
Pierre Crozat
thumb|265px|[[Rembrandt]]'s painting [[Danaë |Danae]] from Crozat's collection.Pierre Crozat was a French art collector at the center of a broad circle of cognoscenti; he was the brother of Antoine Crozat....
Collection, and afterwards came to England, where he resided the remainder of his life, and died in London in 1766. Many of his engravings are in the Boydell
John Boydell
John Boydell was an 18th-century British publisher noted for his reproductions of engravings. He helped alter the trade imbalance between Britain and France in engravings and initiated a British tradition in the art form...
Collection: they are executed in a coarse manner, but are not without considerable merit. The following are his
principal works:
Portraits
- King Charles I. on Horseback, with the Duke d'Epernon; after Van DyckAnthony van DyckSir Anthony van Dyck was a Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England. He is most famous for his portraits of Charles I of England and his family and court, painted with a relaxed elegance that was to be the dominant influence on English portrait-painting for the next...
. - Charles I. and Queen, with their two Sons; after the same.
- The Nassau Family; from Earl CowperEarl CowperEarl Cowper was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1718 by George I for William Cowper, 1st Baron Cowper, his first Lord Chancellor, with remainder in default of male issue of his own to his younger brother, Spencer Cowper...
's picture ; after the same. - The Pembroke Family; from the picture at WiltonWilton HouseWilton House is an English country house situated at Wilton near Salisbury in Wiltshire. It has been the country seat of the Earls of Pembroke for over 400 years....
; after the same. - Henry VIII. granting the Charter to the Barber-Surgeons' Company; after HolbeinHans Holbein the YoungerHans Holbein the Younger was a German artist and printmaker who worked in a Northern Renaissance style. He is best known as one of the greatest portraitists of the 16th century. He also produced religious art, satire and Reformation propaganda, and made a significant contribution to the history...
(pictured). - The Family of Van Dyck; after Van Dyck; in the Earl of PembrokeEarl of PembrokeEarl of Pembroke is a title created ten times, all in the Peerage of England. It was first created in the 12th century by King Stephen of England. The title is associated with Pembroke, Pembrokeshire in West Wales, which is the site of Earldom's original seat Pembroke Castle...
's picture. - Robert, Earl of Carnarvon; after Van Dyck; in the same collection.
- Anna Sophia, Countess of Carnavon; after the same; in the same collection.
- George, Prince of Wales, on Horseback; after Adolph.
- Cornells van Tromp, Vice-Admiral of Holland; after J. VanderbankJohn VanderbankJohn Vanderbank was an English portrait painter and book illustrator, who enjoyed a high reputation for a short while during the reign of King George I, but who died relatively young due to an intemperate and extravagant lifestyle.-Life:Vanderbank was born in London, the eldest son of John...
. - Dr. Mead; after A. Ramsay.
- The Lord Chancellor Hardwick; after the same.
- The Lord Chief Justice Reve; after J. AmiconiJacopo AmigoniJacopo Amigoni , also named Giacomo Amiconi, was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque or Rococo period, who began his career in Venice, but traveled and was prolific throughout Europe, where his sumptuous portraits were much in demand....
. - The Cornaro Family; after TitianTitianTiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio (c. 1488/1490 – 27 August 1576 better known as Titian was an Italian painter, the most important member of the 16th-century Venetian school. He was born in Pieve di Cadore, near...
; the picture is in the possession of the Duke of NorthumberlandDuke of NorthumberlandThe Duke of Northumberland is a title in the peerage of Great Britain that has been created several times. Since the third creation in 1766, the title has belonged to the House of Percy , which held the title of Earl of Northumberland from 1377....
. - Benjamin Hoadly, Bishop of Winchester; after HogarthWilliam HogarthWilliam Hogarth was an English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic and editorial cartoonist who has been credited with pioneering western sequential art. His work ranged from realistic portraiture to comic strip-like series of pictures called "modern moral subjects"...
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Subjects after various masters
- Nine plates of the Life of Achilles, with the titles; after Rubens.
- Belisarius; incorrectly called after Van Dyck.
- Charles I escaping from Hampton Court; after J. d'Angelis.
- Jupiter and Antiope; after Titian ; for the Crozat Collection. This is considered his chef-d'oeuvre.
- Pan and Syrinx; after Nic. BertinNicolas BertinNicolas Bertin was a French painter.- Biography :A student of Jean Jouvenet, Vernansal the elder and Louis Boullongne, he won the prix de Rome in 1685 for "Construction of Noah's ark"...
. - The Card-players; after D. TeniersDavid Teniers the YoungerDavid Teniers the Younger was a Flemish artist born in Antwerp, the son of David Teniers the Elder. His son David Teniers III and his grandson David Teniers IV were also painters...
. - The Temptation of St. Anthony; after the same.
- The Italian Comedians; after WatteauAntoine WatteauJean-Antoine Watteau was a French painter whose brief career spurred the revival of interest in colour and movement...
. - The Companion; after the same.
- The Two Cousins; after the same.
- Soldiers plundering a Village; after the same.
- The Peasants revenged; after the same.
- St. Cecilia; after Carlo DolciCarlo DolciCarlo Dolci was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Florence, known for highly finished religious pictures, often repeated in many versions.-Biography:...
. - Moses exposed on the Nile; after Le SueurEustache Le SueurEustache Le Sueur or Lesueur , one of the founders of the French Academy of Painting, was born in Paris, where he passed his whole life....
. - Marriage-à-la--mode; after Hogarth (two of the plates).