Augustin de Saint-Aubin [SEP] place of death
Augustin de Saint-Aubin
Augustin de Saint-Aubin sometimes styled Auguste de Saint-Aubin (3 January 1736 – 9 November 1807), belongs to an important dynasty of French designers and engravers.
Biography.
Augustin de Saint-Aubin was born on 3 January 1736 in Paris to the king's embroiderer Gabriel Germain de Saint-Aubin (1696–1756). He came from a family of artists and designers, which included his six siblings: brothers Charles-Germain de Saint-Aubin and Gabriel-Jacques de
Saint-Aubin and Augustin de Saint-Aubin, were also well-respected artists. His daughter, Marie-François, was an artist as well.
Sources.
- E. et J. de Goncourt, L'Art du XVIIIe siècle, Les Saint-Aubin
- Charles Germain de Saint-Aubin, Works of Art (National Gallery of Art)
- Men in the fiber arts.
- Textile Production in Europe: Embroidery, 1600–1800 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
- E. and J. de Goncourt,