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Adam naming the animals. Etching by G. Scotin and J. Cole after H. Gravelot and J.B. Chatelain, 1743.

Owen Farrell, a dwarf. Engraving by J. Hulett, 1742, after H. Gravelot.

Men and women are sitting around a table as a bard entertains them. Etching by R. Pranker after H. Gravelot.

A gravedigger in a churchyard. Etching by G. Scotin after H. Gravelot, 17--.

Children are playing cricket with a bat and ball, others are skipping in the background. Etching by H. Gravelot.

The tomb of Queen Elizabeth I of England in Westminster Abbey. Engraving with etching by Claude du Bosc after H.F. Gravelot.

The monument of King Henry II and Richard I with sculptures representing other members of the families at Font Evraud in Anjou. Engraving with etching by J. Goldar after H. Gravelot, 1813.

A young maid feeding turkeys in the yard. Etching by G. Scotin after H. Gravelot.

The tomb of Mary Queen of Scots in Westminster Abbey: stone effigy and numerous heraldic sculptures. Engraving by C. Dubosc after H. Gravelot.

A bedchamber with a man about to be blinded: a fire blazes in a cauldron and a man holds his spear in the fire while another man is restrained. Etching by G. van der Gucht after H. Gravelot.

The chemical laboratory of Ambrose Godfrey: : the distilling room. Etching attributed to W.H. Toms after H. Gravelot.

A father and mother greet their returning son with a crowd of people gathered outside the open door. Engraving by J. Heath after Gravelot.

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Hubert-François Gravelot

Images from the collections

Images by Hubert-François Gravelot

Works from the collections

The tomb of Mary Queen of Scots in Westminster Abbey: stone effigy and numerous heraldic sculptures. Engraving by C. Dubosc after H. Gravelot.

The chemical laboratory of Ambrose Godfrey: : the distilling room. Etching attributed to W.H. Toms after H. Gravelot.

A father and mother greet their returning son with a crowd of people gathered outside the open door. Engraving by J. Heath after Gravelot.

Owen Farrell, a dwarf. Engraving by J. Hulett, 1742, after H. Gravelot.

Children are playing cricket with a bat and ball, others are skipping in the background. Etching by H. Gravelot.

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Hubert-François Gravelot

Images from the collections

Images by Hubert-François Gravelot

Works from the collections

The tomb of Mary Queen of Scots in Westminster Abbey: stone effigy and numerous heraldic sculptures. Engraving by C. Dubosc after H. Gravelot.

The chemical laboratory of Ambrose Godfrey: : the distilling room. Etching attributed to W.H. Toms after H. Gravelot.

A father and mother greet their returning son with a crowd of people gathered outside the open door. Engraving by J. Heath after Gravelot.

Owen Farrell, a dwarf. Engraving by J. Hulett, 1742, after H. Gravelot.

Children are playing cricket with a bat and ball, others are skipping in the background. Etching by H. Gravelot.

Frequent collaborators

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