- Jean-Jacques de Boissieu
Jean-Jacques de Boissieu (
November 30 ,1736 -March 1 ,1810 ) was a French draughtsman,etcher andengraver Boissieu studied at the École Gratuite de Dessin in his home town ofLyon , but was mostly self-taught. He began making prints in the period 1758–1764, then went to Italy in the retinue of the ambassadorLouis-Alexandre, Duc de la Rochefoucauld [1743–1793] ; he metVoltaire on his way, and returnedg with a collection oflandscape drawings .Jean-Jacques
de Boissieu realised some plates for theDiderot -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 nephewClaude Victor de Boissieu .External links
* [http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/search.aspx?advanced=colProProductionMakers%3a%22de+Boissieu%2c+Jean%22 Works by Jean-Jacques de Boissieu at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa]
* [http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker=25372 Getty Museum: "Jean-Jacques de Boissieu"]
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