Simon François Ravenet

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Simon François (I) Ravenet (1706–1774) was a French engraver.

He was born in Paris, where he studied engraving under Jacques-Philippe Le Bas before moving to London in 1750, where he founded a school of line engraving[1] and is credited with the revival of engraving in England.[2] He died in London. Some of his work remains on display at the National Portrait Gallery[3] as well as at the Cleveland Museum of Art.[4]

His pupils included the engravers John Hall and William Wynne Ryland.

References

  1. ↑  "Ravenet, Simon François". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 
  2. ↑ Salaman, Malcolm Charles (1907). The Olde Engravers of England in Their Relation to Contemporary Life and Art. Caseell and Company, limited. p. 181. 
  3. ↑ "Simon François Ravenet (1706-1774)". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 2008-04-04. 
  4. ↑ "Simon François Ravenet (French, 1706-1774)". The Cleveland Museum of Art. Retrieved 2008-04-04. 
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