Personalities Chastillon, Louis de
Ca. 1639, Sainte-Menehould – 1734, Paris
Engraver, enamel artist, miniaturist. At first, he studied to become a jeweler in Paris. After meeting Ch. Le Brun, he started engraving. Later, he completely devoted himself to enamel painting. Created many bejeweled enamel portraits for Louis XIV, which the king presented to foreign ambassadors. Among his works are 15 engravings (28 sheets) from the series "Conquests of Louis XIV" (Les Grandes conquêtes du roi), made according to drawings by Sebastien Leclerc in 1686.
He participated in the project of the Royal Academy of Sciences "The Natural History of Plants", to illustrate which 114 plates were engraved by Louis de Chastillon. The project was never completed – only one volume was published, entitled "Mémoires pour servir a l'histoire des plantes" (1676) (Notes serving the history of plants). These engraving plates are kept in the Louvre (Department of Chalcography).
L. Chastillon is also credited with making engravings for the publication "Divers desseins de décorations de pavillons" (Different options for the design of pavilions) after the sketches by Charles Le Brun.
The fate of the Queen. 1710.
