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Hubert François Gravelot

1699–1773

Studies of Men Rowing
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10 artworks by Hubert François Gravelot
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Biography

Hubert-François Bourguignon, commonly known as Gravelot (26 March 1699 – 20 April 1773), was a French engraver, a famous book illustrator, designer and drawing-master. Born in Paris, he emigrated to London in 1732, where he quickly became a central figure in the introduction of the Rococo style in British design, which was disseminated from London in this period, through the media of book illustrations and engraved designs as well as by the examples of luxury goods in the "French taste" brought down from London to provincial towns and country houses.

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  • The Coffee-House

    Hubert François Gravelot
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  • The Devil Upon Two Sticks

    Hubert François Gravelot
    1741
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  • The State Packhorse. Political Caricature

    Hubert François Gravelot
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  • The European Race. Political Caricature. Design for a Fan

    Hubert François Gravelot
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  • Border for Engraved Portrait by Houbraken: Sarah Duchess of Marlborough

    Hubert François Gravelot
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  • Border for Engraved Portrait by Houbraken: Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk

    Hubert François Gravelot
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  • Border for Engraved Portrait by Houbraken: William III

    Hubert François Gravelot
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  • Border for Engraved Portrait by Houbraken: Daniel Finch, Earl of Nottingham

    Hubert François Gravelot
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