Adam Perelle
View of Versailles, c. 1680
Adam Perelle (1640–1695) was a French artist and writer born in Paris in 1640 and died in the same city in 1695. He was the son of Gabriel Perelle and the younger brother of Nicolas Perelle.[1]
Like his father from whom he learned his craft and his brother, he drew views of landscapes and monuments. He obtained the title of engraver of the King and taught drawing and painting in high society.[2]
References
- ↑ Joseph Strutt (1786). A Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical Account of All the Engravers, from the Earliest Period of the Art of Engraving to the Present Time; and a Short List of Their Most Esteemed Works. ... With Several Curious Specimens of the Performances of the Most Ancient Artists. By Joseph Strutt. ... J. Davis. pp. 216–.
- ↑ James D. Herbert (2008). Our Distance from God: Studies of the Divine and the Mundane in Western Art and Music. University of California Press. pp. 180–. ISBN 978-0-520-93396-5.
External links
- Veües des plus beaux lieux de France et d'Italie : Digitized album containing 283 prints (Princeton University Digital Library)
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