Simon François Ravenet

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

He was born in Paris, where he studied engraving under La 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]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Lee, Sidney (2001). Dictionary of National Biography Volume XLVII. Adamant Media Corporation, 315. ISBN:1402170645. 
  2. ^ Salaman, Malcolm Charles (1907). The Olde Engravers of England in Their Relation to Contemporary Life and Art. Caseell and Company, limited, 181. 
  3. ^ Simon François Ravenet (1706-1774). National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved on 2008-04-04.
  4. ^ Simon François Ravenet (French, 1706-1774). The Cleveland Museum of Art. Retrieved on 2008-04-04.