Simon François Ravenet
(1721-1774), ArtistArtist associated with 34 portraits
Ravenet studied engraving and etching in Paris, under Jacques Philippe Le Bas. In 1743, he moved to London to assist William Hogarth in the engraving of his Marriage a la Mode paintings. Ravenet remained in London for the rest of his life. The majority of his work was produced for large-scale publishers including Robert Sayer, John and Paul Knapton, and, especially, John Boydell. He also engraved the portraits of such eminent figures as George II, Alexander Pope and David Hume. Ravenet played a significant part in the London art institutions that were developing at the time. He sat on the committee of the Society of Artists in 1767 and in 1770, he joined the Royal Academy as one of only six associate engravers.
James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde
by Simon François Ravenet, after Michael Dahl
line engraving, 1757
NPG D31401
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville
by Simon François Ravenet, after Dominicus van der Smissen
line engraving, published 1757
NPG D27428
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville
by Simon François Ravenet, after Dominicus van der Smissen
line engraving, published 1757
NPG D27429
possibly by Simon François Ravenet, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
etching, published 1757?
NPG D42301
by Simon François Ravenet, after and published by David Morier
line engraving, published December 1757
NPG D47457
by Simon François Ravenet, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, published 1757
NPG D16483
by Simon François Ravenet, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, published 1757
NPG D16484
Mrs Pritchard in the Character of Hermione in the Winters Tale (Hannah Pritchard (née Vaughan))
by Simon François Ravenet, and by François-Germain Aliamet, after and published by Robert Edge Pine
line engraving, published 1765
NPG D40761
Mrs Pritchard in the Character of Hermione in the Winters Tale (Hannah Pritchard (née Vaughan))
by Simon François Ravenet, and by François-Germain Aliamet, after and published by Robert Edge Pine
line engraving, published 1765
NPG D40762
Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
by Simon François Ravenet, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
line engraving, published 1766
NPG D21280
Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
by Simon François Ravenet, published by John Boydell, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
line engraving, published 1766
NPG D32553
Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
by Simon François Ravenet, published by John Boydell, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
line engraving, published 1766
NPG D32554
Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
by Simon François Ravenet, published by John Boydell, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
line engraving, published 1766
NPG D32555
by Simon François Ravenet, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, 1769
NPG D19598
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