The Audrans were a family of French artists, natives of Paris and Lyons.
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Charles Audran I
Charles Audran (1594–1674) was a French engraver.
Life
Charles Audran was the first of the Audran family who became eminent in the art of engraving. He was born in Paris in 1594. In his boyhood he showed a great disposition for the art. He rec ...
(1594-1674)
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Claude Audran I (1597-1677)
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Germain Audran (1631-1710), son of Charles I
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Claude Audran II (1639-1684), nephew of Charles I
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Gérard Audran
Gérard Audran (or Girard Audran) (2 August 164026 July 1703), was a French engraver of the Audran family, the third son of Claude Audran the Elder, Claude Audran.
Life
He was born in Lyon and was taught the first principles of design and engrav ...
(1640-1704), son of Charles I
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Claude Audran III (1658-1734), son of Germain
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Benoit Audran the Elder (1661-1721), nephew of Gérard
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Jean Audran
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 in 1667. After learning the rudiments of the art under his father, he was placed under the care of hi ...
(1667-1756), nephew of Gérard
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Louis Audran The Audran family was a French family of engravers and painters, mainly active in Paris and Lyons. The first well-known member was Charles Audran (1594–1674).
Charles Audran (1594–1674)
Claude Audran the Elder (1597–1675)
Claude Aud ...
(1670-1712), son of Germain
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Benoit Audran the Younger (1698-1772), son of Benoit the Elder
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Prosper Gabriel Audran (1744-1819), grandson of Jean
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Marius-Pierre Audran
Marius-Pierre Audran (28 September 1816 – 9 January 1887) was a French operatic tenor. He performed at the Opéra-Comique in Paris as the first tenor. His son was acclaimed composer Edmond Audran.
Works Author
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(1816-1887), French operatic tenor.
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Edmond Audran
Achille Edmond Audran (12 April 184017 August 1901) was a French composer best known for several internationally successful comic operas and operettas.
After beginning his career in Marseille as an organist, Audran composed religious music and b ...
(1842-1901), operetta composer
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René Audran general, high officer at the French defense ministry, murdered 1985 by
Action Directe
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Stéphane Audran
Stéphane Audran (born Colette Suzanne Jeannine Dacheville; 8 November 1932 – 27 March 2018) was a French film actress. She was known for her performances in the films of her husband Claude Chabrol, including '' Les Biches'' (1968) and '' Le Bou ...
(1932–2018), actress
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