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from whom he learned the art of engraving in the chalk style. In 1769 he relocated to London, where he worked for William Ryland and later Peter Falconet on portraits of members of the

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, including

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and William Ryland. He also engraved plates for a print collection from the drawings of great masters. After his return to France, he announced in the

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of October 1783 (p. 142) that he had worked for ten years in England, where he "''a coopéré à quantité d'estampes qui ont fait la réputation des graveurs titulaires''" and acquired expertise in "''la manière Anglaise''".

References

British Museum biography

National Portrait Gallery biography
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