Cochin, Charles Nicolas (2)

Cochin, Charles Nicolas (1)

a French designer and engraver, was born in Paris in 1688, and studied painting until he was nineteen, when he devoted himself to engraving. The following are some of his principal plates: The Meeting of Jacob and Esau; Jacob and Laban; Jacob Pursued by Laban; Rebekah with the Servant of Abr’ham; The Trinity and the Assumption; The Lame Man Cured. He died in 1754. See Spooner, Biog. Hist. of the Fine Arts, s.v.; Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.

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Cochin, Charles Nicolas (2)

son of the foregoing, an eminent French designer and engraver, was born in Paris in 1715, and was instructed by his father. He wrote several books relating to the arts, which were highly valued. He died April 29, 1790. The following are some of his plates: The Infant Jesus Holding a Cross; The Virgin; The Crucifixion. See Chalmers, Biog. Diet. s.v.; Spooner, Biog. Hist. of the Fine Arts, s.v.; Biog. Universelle, s.v.

Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature