Claude Audran the Younger (1639–1684), the second son of
Claude I, was born at
Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, third-largest city and Urban area (France), second-largest metropolitan area of F ...
s. He studied drawing with his uncle
Charles in Paris, and subsequently went to Rome. On his return he was engaged by
Le Brun at Paris, and assisted him in his pictures of the 'Passage of the Granicus,' the 'Battle of Arbela,' and in many other of his works; and was an imitator of his style. He painted also in fresco, under the direction of Le Brun, the chapel of
Colbert's
Château at Sceaux, the gallery of the
Tuileries
The Tuileries Palace (french: Palais des Tuileries, ) was a royal and imperial palace in Paris which stood on the right bank of the River Seine, directly in front of the Louvre. It was the usual Parisian residence of most French monarchs, from ...
, the grand staircase at the
Palace of Versailles, and other works. He drew well, and had great facility of execution. He died in Paris in 1684.
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1639 births
1684 deaths
17th-century French engravers
Engravers from Lyon
Fresco painters
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