Pierre-Charles Canot
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Pierre-Charles Canot, a French engraver
, was born about the year 1710, and came in 1740 to England, where he resided during the remainder of his life. He was elected an Associate-Engraver of the Royal Academy
in 1770, and died at Kentish Town
, near London, in 1777. He engraved a great number of landscapes, sea-pieces, and other subjects, many of which have great merit. Some of his best prints are those which he executed after the works of Richard Paton
. Besides these,
the following are his most esteemed plates:
Engraving
Engraving is the practice of incising a design on to a hard, usually flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. The result may be a decorated object in itself, as when silver, gold, steel, or glass are engraved, or may provide an intaglio printing plate, of copper or another metal, for printing...
, was born about the year 1710, and came in 1740 to England, where he resided during the remainder of his life. He was elected an Associate-Engraver of the Royal Academy
Royal Academy
The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and...
in 1770, and died at Kentish Town
Kentish Town
Kentish Town is an area of north west London, England in the London Borough of Camden.-History:The most widely accepted explanation of the name of Kentish Town is that it derived from 'Ken-ditch' meaning the 'bed of a waterway'...
, near London, in 1777. He engraved a great number of landscapes, sea-pieces, and other subjects, many of which have great merit. Some of his best prints are those which he executed after the works of Richard Paton
Richard Paton
Richard Paton was a British marine painter.Paton spent his artistic career in London, where he is said to have been born, although no record of his birthplace or parentage is known. He is said to have grown up in poverty, and he is described as "self-taught". Some critics have discerned an...
. Besides these,
the following are his most esteemed plates:
- A Slight Breeze; after Bakhuisen.
- A Fresh Breeze; after W. van de VeldeWillem van de Velde the YoungerWillem van de Velde the Younger was a Dutch marine painter.-Biography:Willem van de Velde was baptised on 18 December 1633 in Leiden, Holland, Dutch Republic....
. - A Calm; after the same.
- A Storm; after the same.
- Returning from Market; after P. de LaerPieter van LaerPieter van Laer was a Dutch Golden Age painter of genre scenes, active for over a decade in Rome, where his nickname was Il Bamboccio...
. - The Amorous Toper; after D. TeniersDavid Teniers the YoungerDavid Teniers the Younger was a Flemish artist born in Antwerp, the son of David Teniers the Elder. His son David Teniers III and his grandson David Teniers IV were also painters...
. - The Dutch Smokers; after the same.
- The Dutch Cottage; after PillementJean-Baptiste PillementJean-Baptiste Pillement was a painter and designer, known for his exquisite and delicate landscapes, but whose importance lies primarily in the engravings done after his drawings, and their influence in spreading the Rococo style and particularly the taste for chinoiserie throughout...
. - Autumn; after the same.
- Winter; after the same.
- A Dutch Merry-making; after OstadeAdriaen van OstadeAdriaen van Ostade was a Dutch Golden Age painter of genre works.-Life:...
. - Pyramus and Thisbe; after L. BramerLeonaert BramerLeonaert/Leonard Bramer alias Nestelghat was a Dutch painter, best known for probably being one of the teachers of Johannes Vermeer, although there is no similarity between their work. Bramer's dark and exotic style is unlike Vermeer's style...
. - The Tempest; after S. de VliegherSimon de VliegerSimon de Vlieger was a Dutch designer, draughtsman, and painter, most famous for his marine paintings.-Life:...
. - An Italian Landscape; after Gaspard PoussinGaspard DughetGaspard Dughet , also known as Gaspard Poussin, was a French painter born in Rome.A pupil of Nicolas Poussin, Gaspard Dughet was the brother of Poussin's wife...
. - A Landscape; after Claude LorrainClaude LorrainClaude Lorrain, , traditionally just Claude in English Claude Lorrain, , traditionally just Claude in English (also Claude Gellée, his real name, or in French Claude Gellée, , dit le Lorrain) Claude Lorrain, , traditionally just Claude in English (also Claude Gellée, his real name, or in French...
. - Sunrise, a marine; after the same.
- Two Pastoral Subjects; after Rosa da TivoliPhilipp Peter RoosPhilipp Peter Roos , was a German Baroque painter.-Biography:He was born in Frankfurt am Main and learned to paint from his father, the landscape painter Johann Heinrich Roos. He was the brother of the painter Johann Melchior Roos, who briefly worked with him in Italy. As a young man, he painted in...
. - Two Views of Westminster Bridge and London Bridge; after Scott.
- Seven Fox-hunting Subjects; after WoottonJohn WoottonJohn Wootton was an English painter of sporting subjects, battle scenes and landscapes, and illustrator.-Life:Born in Snitterfield, Warwickshire , he is best remembered as a pioneer in the painting of sporting subjects – together with Peter Tillemans and James Seymour – and was considered the...
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