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Pierre Francois LAURENT  -  1739-1809      

Pierre Francois Laurent

Pierre Francois Laurent 1739-1809

Pierre Francois Laurent was born in Marseille in 1739 and died in paris in 1809. Best known is his series of copper engravings "Musée francais, recueil complet des tableaux, statues et bas-reliefs qui composent la collection nationale". This work was started in 1803 and later finished by his son.

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Literature sources used for artist biographies:

• Merritt, Helen and Yamada, Nanako, "Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints 1900-1975", University of Hawaii Press, 1995, ISBN 0-8248-1732-X
• Lane, Richard, "Images from the Floating World: The Japanese Print", Fribourg, 1978, ISBN 0-914427-54-7
• Laurance, P.Roberts, "A Dictionary of Japanese Artists", John Weatherhill Inc., New York, 1976
• Frances Blakemore "Who is Who in Modern Japanese Prints", John Weatherhill, New York and Tokyo, 1975. ISBN 0-8348-0101-9
• Annual CWAJ catalogs