biography
| name: |
Gravelot
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popular name of Hubert François Bourguignon
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pronunciation:
[gravuhloh]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1699–1773)
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| biography:
| Book illustrator and engraver, born in Paris, France. He studied under Boucher, then moved to London (1733), where his book illustrations influenced English artists and adorned most of the important books published in England at that time. In France he achieved distinction for his book illustrations and his ‘rocaille’ designs for furniture and metalwork. |
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