Jean-Jacques de Boissieu
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Jean-Jacques de Boissieu (November 30, 1736 – March 1, 1810) was a French
draughtsman, etcher and engraver
Boissieu was born at Lyon
, and studied at the École Gratuite de Dessin in his home town, but was mostly self-taught. He began making prints in the period 1758–1764, then went to Italy in the retinue of the ambassador Louis Alexandre, Duc de la Rochefoucauld
d'Enville [1743–1792]; he met Voltaire
on his way, and returned with a collection of landscape
drawings.
Jean-Jacques de Boissieu realised some plates for the Diderot-d'Alembert
Encyclopédie
.
He continued to produce prints in Lyon, which earned him a reputation as the last representative of the older etching tradition. Boissieu made many etchings of the Roman and Dutch countryside, as well as the countryside around Lyon. He was also sought after as a reproductive engraver.
His pupils included Louis Nicolas Philippe Auguste de Forbin
and his nephew Claude Victor de Boissieu
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
draughtsman, etcher and engraver
Boissieu was born at Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
, and studied at the École Gratuite de Dessin in his home town, but was mostly self-taught. He began making prints in the period 1758–1764, then went to Italy in the retinue of the ambassador Louis Alexandre, Duc de la Rochefoucauld
Duc de La Rochefoucauld
The title of Duke de La Rochefoucauld was a French peerage, one of most famous families of French nobility, whose origins go back to lord Rochefoucauld in Charente of the 10th Century - 11th Century...
d'Enville [1743–1792]; he met Voltaire
Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet , better known by the pen name Voltaire , was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion, free trade and separation of church and state...
on his way, and returned with a collection of landscape
Landscape art
Landscape art is a term that covers the depiction of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, and especially art where the main subject is a wide view, with its elements arranged into a coherent composition. In other works landscape backgrounds for figures can still...
drawings.
Jean-Jacques de Boissieu realised some plates for the Diderot-d'Alembert
Jean le Rond d'Alembert
Jean-Baptiste le Rond d'Alembert was a French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher, and music theorist. He was also co-editor with Denis Diderot of the Encyclopédie...
Encyclopédie
Encyclopédie
Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers was a general encyclopedia published in France between 1751 and 1772, with later supplements, revised editions, and translations. It was edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert...
.
He continued to produce prints in Lyon, which earned him a reputation as the last representative of the older etching tradition. Boissieu made many etchings of the Roman and Dutch countryside, as well as the countryside around Lyon. He was also sought after as a reproductive engraver.
His pupils included Louis Nicolas Philippe Auguste de Forbin
Louis Nicolas Philippe Auguste de Forbin
Louis Nicolas Philippe Auguste, comte de Forbin was the French painter and antiquary who succeeded Vivant-Denon as curator of the Musée du Louvre and the other museums of France....
and his nephew Claude Victor de Boissieu
Claude Victor de Boissieu
Claude Victor de Boissieu was a French artist and local politician.He first studied art under his uncle, the engraver Jean-Jacques de Boissieu...
.