Jean-Baptiste Boyer d'Éguilles


Jean-Baptiste Boyer, Marquis d'Éguilles was a French aristocrat, lawyer and engraver.

Early life

Jean-Baptiste Boyer was born on December 21, 1650 in Aix-en-Provence.

Career

He became procurator-general of the Parliament of Aix-en-Provence.
His love of the arts led him into an intimacy with the principal artists of his time, particularly with Pierre Paul Puget, the celebrated sculptor, with whom he went to Italy.
He amassed a large collection of pictures, sculpture, etc., and published the prints in two volumes; six of the plates were engraved by himself.
He also amused himself with painting, for which he is said to have had an excellent taste. Some of his plates are executed with the graver, the others were produced by mezzotint.

Personal life

He married Jeanne-Marie Surle, Lady of Argens, on April 1, 1671. They had eleven children:
He died in Aix-en-Provence, at the age of fifty-eight.

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