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Artist in the Global Art Registry
Gilles Demarteau
1722–1776 · French
- Born
- 1722 · Liège
- Died
- 1776 · Paris
69 works in the Collect24 Registry
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Gilles Demarteau was an etcher, engraver, and publisher active in Paris, known for his key role in the development of the crayon manner of engraving. He was also a significant reproductive engraver and publisher of the work of François Boucher.
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Gilles Demarteau or Gilles Demarteau the Elder (19 January 1722, in Liège – 31 July 1776, in Paris) was an etcher, engraver and publisher who was active in Paris for his entire career. He is one of the persons to whom has been attributed the invention of the crayon manner of engraving. He is recognized as playing an important role in the development of this engraving technique. He was one of the key reproductive engravers and publishers of the work of François Boucher.
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Registered works
69
In museum collections
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In gallery collections
0
In private collections
Featured works
Selected registered works by Gilles Demarteau
Selected from 69 works by Gilles Demarteau in the Collect24 Registry.
Gilles Demarteau
Noon, c. 1776
chalk-manner etching and engraving
27 × 35.4 cm
Cleveland Museum of Art
C24-200293
Gilles Demarteau
Leda and the Swan, 18th century
Crayon-manner etching printed in red and black ink
23 × 18.5 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C24-413917
Gilles Demarteau
Tête de faune, 18th century
Crayon-manner etching printed in red ink
28.8 × 22.5 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C24-411775
Gilles Demarteau
Animaux, 18th century
Crayon-manner etching printed in red ink
20.5 × 28.6 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C24-411784
Gilles Demarteau
Une chèvre et quatre moutons, 18th century
Crayon-manner etching printed in red ink
18.5 × 26.2 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C24-411780
Gilles Demarteau
Chèvre, chevreaux et moutons, 18th century
Crayon-manner etching printed in red ink
18.6 × 26.2 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C24-411786
Gilles Demarteau
Une Famille, 18th century
Crayon-manner etching printed in red ink
21.3 × 14.3 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C24-411777
Gilles Demarteau
The Four Times of Day: L'Après Midi, 1776
Etching
27 × 35 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C24-322545
Gilles Demarteau
The Four Times of Day: Le Matin, 1776
Etching
27 × 35 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C24-322541
Gilles Demarteau
The Four Times of Day: Le Midi, 1776
Etching
27 × 35 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C24-322547
Gilles Demarteau
Musicienne, 1742–76
Crayon-manner etching
33.7 × 26.6 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C24-455835
Gilles Demarteau
Young Woman with a Dog, 1775
Crayon-manner printed in blue and black ink
26 × 17.7 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C24-444388
Museums and collections
Where works by Gilles Demarteau are registered
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, United States
48 works
- Finnish National Gallery
Helsinki, Finland
10 works
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
4 works
- Freies Deutsches Hochstift / Frankfurter Goethe-Museum
Germany
2 works
- Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
2 works
- Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
1 work
- Musée Carnavalet
Paris, France
1 work
- SMK – National Gallery of Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark
1 work
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