Personalities Levasseur, Jean-Charles

Engraver-reproducer and publisher of prints. He came from an ancient family from the county of Ponthieu (province of Picardy).

Student of J. F. Beauvarlet and J. Daullé. For the work "Diana and Endymion" he was accepted to the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture (1771). A skilled draftsman, he trained many students who became famous masters. As the researcher of Levasseur's work Emile Delignier points out, "being the rector of the Academy, Levasseur never aspired to any other place than the one he occupied. Far from intrigues, he always paid tribute to the servants of his colleagues and gave refuge to clergymen during the revolution, which deprived him of most of his property. Levasseur continued to work during the period of revolutionary events, leaving some of his works unfinished. The catalog of his works, compiled by Emile Delignières, includes 166 engravings.