Joseph-Charles Roettiers
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Joseph-Charles Roettiers (13 April 1691 – 14 March 1779) was a French engraver and medalist. Roettiers was born in
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to Joseph Roettiers (1635–1703). He was a member of the celebrated Roettiers family of engravers, medallists,
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s, and
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s; Norbert Roettiers was his cousin, and Charles Norbert Roettiers was his son. In 1715, he obtained the title of ''Graveur des medailles du Roi'' and was appointed Engraver General at the Paris Mint in 1727. {{DEFAULTSORT:Roettiers, Joseph-Charles 1691 births 1779 deaths French medallists French goldsmiths 18th-century French engravers French silversmiths Artists from Paris