Hubert-François Bourguignon, called Gravelot, was a French engraver, a famous book illustrator, designer and drawing-master. He emigrated to London in 1732, where he quickly became a central figure in the introduction of the Rococo style in British design.

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  • Hubert-François Bourguignon, called Gravelot, was a French engraver, a famous book illustrator, designer and drawing-master. He emigrated to London in 1732, where he quickly became a central figure in the introduction of the Rococo style in British design. The Rococo style was disseminated from London in this period, through the media of book illustrations and engraved designs, as well as by the examples of luxury goods in the "French taste" brought down from London to provincial towns and country houses.
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  • Hubert-François Bourguignon, called Gravelot, was a French engraver, a famous book illustrator, designer and drawing-master. He emigrated to London in 1732, where he quickly became a central figure in the introduction of the Rococo style in British design.
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  • Hubert-François Gravelot
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