The Annunciation, 1700–56
Artist in the Global Art Registry
Jean Audran
1667–1756 · French
- Born
- 1667 · Lyon
- Died
- 1756 · Paris
12 works in the Collect24 Registry
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Jean Audran (1667–1756) was a French engraver and printmaker, born in Lyons, Lyonnais. He was the brother of Benoit, third son of Germain, and nephew of Gérard Audran, becoming a celebrated engraver and eventually engraver to the king.
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Jean Audran (1667–1756) was a French engraver and printmaker. The brother of Benoit, and the third son of Germain Audran, he was born at Lyons, Lyonnais, in 1667. After learning the rudiments of the art under his father, he was placed under the care of his uncle, the famous Gérard Audran, in Paris. Before he was twenty years of age he displayed uncommon ability, and became a very celebrated engraver. In 1706 he was made engraver to the king, with a pension and apartments at the Gobelins. The hand of a great master is discernible in all his plates; and without having attained the extraordinary perfection of Gérard Audran, his claim to excellence is very considerable. He died in 1756. His principal prints are:
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12
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Selected registered works by Jean Audran
Selected from 12 works by Jean Audran in the Collect24 Registry.
Jean Audran
The Annunciation, 1700–56
Etching
32.6 × 24.5 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C24-363130
Jean Audran
The Passion for Love, n.d.
Etching; second state
24 × 37.5 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C24-456950
Jean Audran
Painting, 1690
Etching
16.3 × 26.5 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C24-453085
Jean Audran
Portrait de Pierre Paul Rubens d'après Van Dyck, 17e-18e siècle
Burin
Petit Palais
C24-875755
Jean Audran
La peinture (Allegorie der Malerei ), 1690
Kupferstich und Radierung
Kunsthalle Bremen
C24-387574
Jean Audran
Saint Charles Borromeo Adminstering the Communion to the Plague Stricken, 17th century
Etching and engraving
30.4 × 21.7 cm
Harvard Art Museums
C24-702343
Jean Audran
Autumn, 18th century
Etching and engraving
46.5 × 62.5 cm
Harvard Art Museums
C24-535022
Jean Audran
Clement Auguste, Prince of Bavaria, after 1719
Etching and engraving
43.5 × 31 cm
Harvard Art Museums
C24-702362
Jean Audran
The King Departs for the War of Allemagne, 18th century
Etching and engraving
44.1 × 33.8 cm
Harvard Art Museums
C24-702361
Jean Audran
Franciscus Robertus Secousse, 1710
Etching and engraving
43 × 33 cm
Harvard Art Museums
C24-702357
Jean Audran
Antoine Coysevox, 1708
Etching and engraving
36.4 × 25.7 cm
Harvard Art Museums
C24-702355
Jean Audran
Antoine Coysevox, 1708
Etching and engraving
36.4 × 25.7 cm
Harvard Art Museums
C24-702354
Museums and collections
Where works by Jean Audran are registered
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, United States
7 works
- Finnish National Gallery
Helsinki, Finland
3 works
- Kunsthalle Bremen
Germany
1 work
- Petit Palais
Paris, France
1 work
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