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Nicholas-Joseph Marcassus, Baron de Puymaurin (1718-1791): oval head and shoulders portrait. Crayon manner print by Lavalée after J. Gamelin, 1779. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Nicholas-Joseph Marcassus, Baron de Puymaurin (1738-1803), to whom this collection of prints is dedicated, was benefactor to the artist, Jacques Gamelin (1738-1803). Puymaurin initially employed Gamelin as a book-keeper in Toulouse, but on noticing his artistic talents, sent him to study with Pierre Rivalz and then the history painter Jean-Baptiste Deshays, in Paris. In the 1760s, Puymaurin's generosity enabled Gamelin to go to Rome, where he completed his training and was later elected to the Accademia di S. Luca, as a battle painter.
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