GIFFART, Pierre
(b. 1643, Paris, d. 1723, Paris)

Biography

French printmaker and publisher. He was the son of a Parisian bookseller. He studied engraving and started trading prints in 1671. He became a member of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in 1691. He was the author of the book "French Military Art for Infantry," published in 1696.



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