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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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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
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
Gilles Demarteau
Three Children On Dolphin, 1755–76
Crayon manner engraving in brown ink
28.7 × 39.1 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C24-436794
Gilles Demarteau
Head of a Man, mid-18th century
Crayon-manner engraving
49.2 × 35.5 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C24-455824
Gilles Demarteau
The Market, 1700s
chalk manner etching and engraving printed in sanguine
53.2 × 36.2 cm
Cleveland Museum of Art
C24-226427
Gilles Demarteau
Den hellige familie, 1722-1776
Crayonstik
36.2 × 26.5 cm
SMK – National Gallery of Denmark
C24-602075
Gilles Demarteau
Pastorale, 18th century
Crayon-manner etching printed in red and black ink
21.1 × 16.4 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C24-411790
Gilles Demarteau
Woman playing cards, 1770
Crayon-manner etching
22.8 × 18.6 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C24-455260
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Gilles Demarteau
Jüngling und Mädchen mit einer Meerkatze spielend [nach François Boucher]
Rötel über Graphit auf Vergépapier
Freies Deutsches Hochstift / Frankfurter Goethe-Museum
C24-447704
Gilles Demarteau
Allégorie pour la Commémoration d'un Mariage (Allegory for the Commemoration of a Marriage), mid-18th century
Crayon-manner engraving in red ink
47.2 × 32.6 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C24-439731
Gilles Demarteau
Tête de paysanne, 18th century
Crayon-manner etching printed in red ink
30 × 22.4 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C24-408954
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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