Peter Paul Benazech (1744? - 1783?) was an English engraver.

Life and work

Benazech is said to have been born in

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about the year 1744. He was a pupil of

François Vivares François Vivares ( Saint-Jean-du-Bruel 11 July 1709 – 28 November 1780 London) was a French landscape-engraver, active in England. Life He was born in France at Saint-Jean-du-Bruel, near Montpellier, on 11 July 1709, and brought up in ...

, and worked as a draughtsman and engraver both in London and in

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. His engravings are mostly of landscapes and marine subjects, the best being those after

Dietrich Dietrich () is an ancient German name meaning "Ruler of the People.” Also "keeper of the keys" or a "lockpick" either the tool or the profession. Given name * Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg (c. 1398 – 1440) * Thierry of Alsace (german: Dietr ...

and

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. He also engraved a series of anatomical plates,Books illustrated by Benazech
(RA collections) a set of seven scenes from the

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, and, in conjunction with

Pierre-Charles Canot Pierre-Charles Canot (c.1710–77) was a French engraver who spent most of his career in England. Life Canot was born in France in about 1710. In 1740 he moved to England, where he lived there the rest of his life. He was elected an Associate ...

, four plates of engagements between the English and French fleets, after

Francis Swaine Francis Swaine (1725–1782) was a British marine painter. Early life He was born in 1725, and christened on 7 October of that year at St Dunstan's, Stepney, London. His parents were named Francis Swaine and Ann Joel. In 1735 the elder Francis ...

. Besides these he engraved ''Peasants playing at Bowls'' after

Adriaen van Ostade Adriaen van Ostade (baptized as Adriaen Jansz Hendricx 10 December 1610 – buried 2 May 1685) was a Dutch Golden Age painter of genre works, showing everyday life of ordinary men and women. Life According to Arnold Houbraken, he and his bro ...

, and views in England after Chatelain and Brooks. The year of his death is not known, but his latest dated plate is "The Tomb of Virgil" after Hugh Dean, engraved in 1783. His son,

Charles Benazech Charles Benazech (1767/68 – 1794) was an English portrait and historical painter, and aquatint engraver. Prints of his painting of Louis XVI and family, just before the monarch's execution during the French Revolution, achieved a wide circul ...

, was a notable portrait and history painter.

Notable engravings

*''Peasants playing at Bowls''; after Adriaen van Ostade. *''Fishermen''; after

. *''Return from fishing'' (after Vernet). *''A Calm at Sea'' (after Vernet). *''Morning'' (after Vernet). *Four large landscapes (after Dietrich - engraved in 1770 and 1771). *'' The Calm '' (after Pierre Antoine Patel)

References

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External links

Peter Paul Benazech online
(Artcyclopedia)
Engravings be Benezach
(Grosvenor prints) {{DEFAULTSORT:Benazech, Peter Paul 1740s births Year of death unknown English engravers Artists from London