Guillaume-Joseph Grelot | |
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._Auteur_du_texte.jpg) This 1711 etching shows Grelot (bottom-right) in front of theGate of Xerxes inPersepolis. | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Possibly 1630[1] LikelyParis,Kingdom of France |
| Died | 1680―1683 LikelyParis,Kingdom of France |
Guillaume-Joseph Grelot (c. 1630 ― 1680s) was a 17th-centuryFrenchOld Masters artist. A large majority of his works were dedicated toKing Louis XIV. His etchings were based on architecture and ruins he viewed inConstantinople, i.e.Istanbul of theOttoman Empire. He is said to have continued the works ofPierre Gilles.[2] He published a book of his etchings and travels in 1680.[3]
Prior to arriving in Constantinople, Grelot traveled with French merchantJean Chardin, whom he met inParis, toPersia in 1671.[4]
Grelot's 1680 book confirms that he was alive up until that point. This is the common belief of when he died. This is despite the case that a second edition was published in 1681 that makes no comment on whether he is alive or dead. However, a 1683 English edition by a man known as John Philips mentions in the attestations within the introduction-
"I should be [very unjust], [should] I [refuse Monsieur] Grelot my approbation of [those] excellent delineations which he isnow making [public] to the world."[5]
Referring to Grelot in the present tense hints at the fact that he is still alive at the time of publishing. However, this cannot be considered completely certain.
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