Louis Binet (1744–1800) was a French painter, draughtsman, illustrator, and engraver.

La paysane pervertie, ou Les dangers de la ville (1784)

Life

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Louis Binet was born in Paris in 1744. A pupil of Beauvarlet, he mainly worked for Restif de la Bretonne, whose portrait he painted, and whom he met in 1779 to illustrate La Malédiction paternelle. He provided illustrations for a number of other books by Restif, including Le Paysan perverti and Les Contemporaines.[1] The illustrations of La Découverte australe are also attributed to him. Some of his drawings were sold as prints by Mondhare on the Rue Saint-Jacques, Paris. He also engraved several plates from works by Greuze, Van Loo, C. J. Vernet, and others.[1]

Binet's works, and particularly his drawings, are highly sought after.[1] Roger Portalis concluded "his drawings are original and not without value [...] but spoiled by the eccentricities of Restif".[2]

Works

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The Foyer of the Théâtre Montansier
  • Abbé Banier, Les Métamorphoses en latin et en françois, de la traduction de M. l'abbé Banier,... avec des explications historiques, 4 vols. With plates by Bernard Picart, Pierre-François Basan, Noël Le Mire, and others (Paris, 1767–1771)
  • Les amours de Daphnis et Chloé. New edition. With figures drawn by Binet, engraved by Blanchard (Paris, 1795)
  • Jean de La Fontaine, Les amours de Psyché et de Cupidon. New edition. With figures drawn by Binet, engraved by Blanchard (Paris, 1796)

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b c Oliver, ed. 2011, n.p.
  2. ^ Portalis 1886, p. xvii.

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