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Excerpt from Les Graveurs du Dix-Huiti�me Si�cle, Vol. 2: Premi�re Partie
Pierre Brevet sentit bient�t combien de solides �tudes de dessin �taient n�cessaires pour la pratique assur�e et magistrale de la gravure et sur l'avis que dut �videmment lui donner Audran lui - m�me il alla demander au grand peintre Hyacinthe Rigaud les con seils de son exp�rience et les le�ons de son exemple. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
