Guillaume Philippe Benoist
# Guillaume Philippe Benoist

Guillaume Philippe Benoist (1725–70) was a French engraver, who spent the later part of his life in England.

## Life

Benoist was born near Coutances, Normandy, in 1725. He lived in London during the later part of his life, and died there in 1770. He engraved some portraits, and a few other subjects. Writing in the late 18th century, Joseph Strutt noted that "he chiefly confined himself to small plates, which he executed in a fine style, though with little taste."

## Works

The following plates are by him:

### Portraits

* Galileo Galilei after F. Villamena.
* The President de Montesquieu.
* Alexander Pope.
* Rosen de Rosenstein, physician.
* Sir Isaac Newton.
* Blaise Pascal.
* Albert Haller.
* Mlle. Clairon, actress.
* Jacques Andre Joseph Aved, painter after Aved.

## Subjects

* Jupiter and Juno after Giuliano di Parma.
* Bathsheba bathing after Bonnieu.
