Gilles-Paul Cauvet
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Gilles-Paul Cauvet (1731-15 November 1788) was a French ornamental sculptor and cabinet-maker. Born in Aix-en-Provence, he took part in the furnishing of the Palais-Royal in Paris and designed furniture in Louis XVI style.[1]
References[]
- ^ Myers, Mary L.; N.Y.), Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York (1991). French Architectural and Ornament Drawings of the Eighteenth Century. Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN 9780870996252.
Categories:
- French artist stubs
- 1731 births
- 1788 deaths
- People from Aix-en-Provence
- 18th-century French sculptors
- French furniture designers