Guillaume_Philippe_Benoist

Guillaume Philippe Benoist

Guillaume Philippe Benoist

French engraver

Guillaume Philippe Benoist (1725–70) was a French engraver, who spent the later part of his life in England.

John Entick, portrait from 1763.

Life

Benoist was born near Coutances, Normandy, in 1725. He lived in London during the later part of his life, and died there in 1770. He engraved some portraits, and a few other subjects.[1] Writing in the late 18th century, Joseph Strutt noted that "he chiefly confined himself to small plates, which he executed in a fine style, though with little taste."[2]

Works

The following plates are by him:[1]

Portraits

Subjects

  • Jupiter and Juno after Giuliano di Parma.
  • Bathsheba bathing after Bonnieu.

References

  1. [1]
    Bryan 1886
  2. [2]
    Strutt, Joseph (1786). "Benoist". A Biographical Dictionary Containing All the Engravers, From the Earliest Period of the Art of Engraving to the Present Day. Vol. 1. London: Robert Faulder. p. 82.

Sources

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Guillaume-Philippe Benoist.


Flag of FranceBiography icon

This article about a French engraver is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Guillaume_Philippe_Benoist, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.