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Born 1673 • Paris • France
Died August 14, 1748 (aged 75) • Paris • France
Notable Family Members son François-Thomas Germain
Silver-gilt salver by François-Thomas Germain, 1757; in the Stavros Niarchos Collection
François-Thomas Germain
French silversmith
de Lamerie, Paul: loving cup with cover
Paul de Lamerie
Dutch-born English silversmith
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Jean-Jacques Caffiéri
French sculptor
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Jacques Caffiéri
French sculptor
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Philippe 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
Nattier, Jean-Marc: Madame Le Fèvre de Caumartin as Hebe
Jean-Marc Nattier
French painter
“The Bather,” marble statue by Étienne-Maurice Falconet, 1757; in the Louvre, Paris
Étienne-Maurice Falconet
French sculptor
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Charles de La Fosse
French artist
Pesne, Antoine: painting of Adolf Frederick
Antoine Pesne
French-born painter
“Glory of Louis XIV,” marble relief by Antoine Coysevox, c. 1686; in the Salon de la Guerre, Versailles, Fr.
Antoine Coysevox
French sculptor
The Victory of Alexander over Porus
Charles-André Van Loo
French painter
Clodion: Cupid and Psyche
Clodion
French sculptor