Andran, GÉRARD

Andran, GÉRARD, French engraver, was born at Lyons in 1640, and after three years at Rome, where he acquired a high reputation by his engraving of Pope Clement IX., was recalled to France by Colbert, and appointed engraver to Louis XIV. Here he engraved the works of Lebrun, illustrating the battles of Alexander, and many paintings by Raphael, Titian, Domenichino, Poussin, and others. He died at Paris in 1703. His nephews, Benoît (1661–1721) and Jean (1667–1756), were also engravers.