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Facts

Born 1726 • Paris • France
Died January 24, 1791 (aged 65) • Paris • France
Movement / Style Rococo

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Silver-gilt salver by François-Thomas Germain, 1757; in the Stavros Niarchos Collection
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Figure 167: Sterling silver knife, fork, and spoon, designed by Georg Jensen, Copenhagen, 1916.
Georg Jensen
Danish silversmith
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Paul Storr
British goldsmith
Silver coffeepot by Hester Bateman, 1773–74; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Hester Bateman
British silversmith
de Lamerie, Paul: loving cup with cover
Paul de Lamerie
Dutch-born English silversmith
Engraving by Pasquier after a design for terrine from Elements d'orfèvrerie by Pierre Germain
Pierre Germain
French silversmith
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Jacques Caffiéri
French sculptor
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Philippe Caffiéri
French sculptor
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Thomas Germain
French silversmith
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Juste-Aurèle Meissonier
French architect and goldsmith
Prouvé, Jean: prefabricated gas station
Jean Prouvé
French engineer
Mantel clock of bronze, chased and gilt by Pierre Gouthière, 1771, after a design by Louis-Simon Boizot; in the Wallace Collection, London.
Pierre Gouthière
French metalworker
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Jean-Jacques Caffiéri
French sculptor
Watteau, Antoine: Mezzetin
Antoine Watteau
French painter
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Jean-Honoré Fragonard
French painter
Jean-Antoine Houdon: Diana
Jean-Antoine Houdon
French sculptor
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Germain Boffrand
French architect
François Boucher: Cupid a Captive
François Boucher
French artist
Etching of a design for a table from his book, Ornamens Inventory, by Jean Berain the Elder, c. 1670–1700.
Jean Berain, the Elder
French designer and painter
“The Calling of the Hounds,” tapestry by Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1742–45; in the Pitti Palace, Florence
Jean-Baptiste Oudry
French artist
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Robert de Cotte
French architect