John Baptist Chatelain
John Baptist Chatelain (1710–1758) was an English draughtsman and engraver of French background, specialized in landscapes.[1]
He should not be confused with, among others, F.-B. Chatelain (fl. 1760–1770), who was a pupil of Louis-Simon Lempereur[2] and Claude-Jean-Baptiste Chatelain, French engraver and revolutionary.[3]
Life
[edit | edit source]Chatelain was born in London into a Huguenot family, surname Phillippe, and changed his name later in life. He died in May 1758, as shown[where?] in an advertisement placed by William Bellers. Older sources give very different accounts.[1]
Works
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Chatelain was employed by Boydell, especially in engraving with François Vivares the series of landscapes after Claude, Rembrandt, Guaspre, and others. Vivares being more appreciated by the public, his name was often placed on plates engraved by Chatelain alone, as in the case of a fine landscape after Pietro da Cortona, and another named 'The Storm,' in which Poussin has introduced the story of Pyramus and Thisbe. He engraved, also for Boydell, eleven views in London and in Italy. He died in London in 1771. The following list comprises his most important works:
- The Four Times of the Day; etched by Chatelain, afterwards finished in mezzotint by Houston.
- Eight Landscapes; after Gaspard Poussin.
- A Landscape; after Rembrandt.
- Eight Views of the Lakes in Cumberland and Westmoreland; after Bellers.
- Three Landscapes; after Pietro da Cortona, N. Poussin, and F. Bolognese.
- Portrait of Crébillon.
- Portrait of Meunier de Querlon.
References
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- ^ « F.-B. Chatelain », pupil of Louis-Simon Lempereur, In: Notice du Catalogue général de la BnF, en ligne.
- ^ The specialist of the French Revolution, Haim Burstin, discovered in 2005 a "Claude-Jean-Baptiste Chatelain, engraver, 42 years old, college of Reims, rue Chartière 11, elector and member of the committee of the section of the Panthéon-Français in 1792, and having a workshop rue Jean-de-Beauvais ” - In: Haim Burstin, A revolution at work: Le Faubourg Saint-Marcel (1789-1794), collection“ Époques ”, Seyssel, Champ Vallon, 2005, (ISBN 9782876737198), cf. note 913 — extrait sur Google Books — and who produced many pieces in the years 1780-1790, which undoubtedly added to the confusion, for example, Adrien-Nicolas Piédefer, Marquis de La Salle Jean Duplessis-Bertaux in 1791 — Banque de données RMN.
Notes
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External links
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