Raymond Lafage (1656,Lisle-sur-Tarn – 1684, nearToulouse) was a Baroque French artist, notable for his mythological prints and drawings.
According to theRKD he was a student ofJean-Pierre Rivalz, and in turn he taught that painter's sonAntoine Rivalz, and the painterFrançois Boitard.[1] He travelled to Italy to make drawings after Italian masters, and is registered as having worked in Toulouse. He planned a second sojourn in Italy, but died en route in Lyon.[1]
According toHoubraken he was able to draw a crowd in a tavern with his ingenious method of drawing a complicated version of thePharaoh entering the red sea in two hours, from what appeared to be random scratches on a piece of paper. His student Boitard could repeat this trick, but not quite as well.[2] Houbraken became familiar with his other work through the prints published byJan van der Brugge, who made a series titled "Effigies Raymundi la Fage" with engravings byCornelis Vermeulen,Gérard Audran,Franz Ertinger, andCharles Louis Simonneau.[3] This series was later published in Amsterdam in 1785 byJacob Yntema.[3]
