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HUQUIER, Gabriel - b. 1698 Torino, d. 1750 Paris - WGA

HUQUIER, Gabriel

(b. 1698 Torino, d. 1750 Paris)

French draughtsman, engraver and merchant of prints. He executed a large number of engravings after Boucher, Watteau, Gillot, and other French masters, and he is distinguished by his deep knowledge in arts. He had a valuable collection of drawings and prints, and on certain days of the week it was open for all artists and other visitors.

He had a son, Jacques-Gabriel Huquier (1730-1805), who engraved the same subjects in the same manner as did his father.

Design for a Large Centrepiece and Two Terrines in Silver
Design for a Large Centrepiece and Two Terrines in Silver by

Design for a Large Centrepiece and Two Terrines in Silver

This engraving shows a design by Juste-Aur�le Meissonnier, a versatile ornamental decorator. The engraving by Gabriel Huquier comes from a volume of plates after Meissonnier’s work. The plates are, for the most part, the only record of Meissonnier’s varied works in painting, sculpture, metalwork, and architecture.

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