Life Romain-Vincent Jeuffroy
1803 medal of napoleon
romain-vincent jeuffroy born on 16 july 1749 in rouen. learned art without master, imitating engraved stone had come hands. made own tools. became known, , sponsored go rome perfect art. in 1770 jeuffroy went rome , naples, lived ten years. worked johannes pichler. produced many engraved or embossed works, including work french ambassador, marquis jean-baptiste-charles-françois de clermont-d amboise.
after returning france made paris home. after jacques guay (1715–1787) stopped working, charles-claude flahaut de la billaderie (1730–1809) tried revive gemstone engraving. promised give work jeuffroy, did not keep engagement. jeuffroy engraved several portraits, made reputation. in 1790 accepted offer king stanislaus ii of poland , moved warsaw.
jeuffroy returned paris , appointed member of institut de france in 1803. created commemorative medal napoleon entitled treaty of amiens broken england, may 1803 . jeuffroy made knight of legion of honour. in 1805 napoleon founded school of gemstone engraving, headed jeuffroy. school established in deaf-mute institution. in 1816 jeuffroy made member of académie des beaux-arts in engraving section.
jeuffroy died on 2 august 1826 in bas-prunay near saint-germain-en-laye @ age of 77. pierre-amédée dupaty, medal engraver , sculptor, 1 of pupils.
nicolas-pierre tiolier, became official engraver of coins, pupil.
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