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André Charles Boulle

1642 - 1732

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André-Charles Boulle (11 November 1642 – 29 February 1732), le joailler du meuble (the "furniture jeweller"), became the most famous French cabinetmaker and the preeminent artist in the field of marquetry, also known as "inlay". Boulle was "the most remarkable of all French cabinetmakers". Jean-Baptiste Colbert (29 August 1619 – 6 September 1683) recommended him to Louis XIV of France, the "Sun King" (r. 1643–1715), as "the most skilled craftsman in his profession". Over the centuries since his death, his name and that of his family has become associated with the art he perfected, the inlay of tortoiseshell, brass and pewter into ebony. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. André Charles Boulle is the 38th most popular artist (down from 34th in 2019), the 1,973rd most popular biography from France (down from 1,608th in 2019) and the 5th most popular French Artist.

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Among artists, André Charles Boulle ranks 38 out of 125. Before him are Bernt Notke, Barnett Newman, Méret Oppenheim, William Wallace Denslow, John Heartfield, and Ulay. After him are Jeff Koons, Marcel Janco, Marianne Brandt, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Nicholas of Verdun, and Judy Chicago.

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Among people born in 1642, André Charles Boulle ranks 10. Before him are Gülnuş Sultan, Andrea Pozzo, Shitao, Johann Christoph Bach, Ihara Saikaku, and Seki Takakazu. After him are Louis I, Prince of Monaco, Marie Anne de La Trémoille, princesse des Ursins, Zheng Jing, Hâfiz Osman, Abdul-Qādir Bedil, and Giovanni Maria Bononcini. Among people deceased in 1732, André Charles Boulle ranks 6. Before him are Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia, Emperor Reigen, Joseph Johann Adam, Prince of Liechtenstein, Louis Marchand, and John Gay. After him are Woodes Rogers, Marie Thérèse de Bourbon, Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach, Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Theodore Eustace, Count Palatine of Sulzbach, and Count Palatine Francis Louis of Neuburg.

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In France

Among people born in France, André Charles Boulle ranks 1,973 out of 6,770. Before him are Pierre Soulages (1919), Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou (945), Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon (1491), Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes (1721), Pierre Paul Émile Roux (1853), and Louise de Coligny (1555). After him are Raoul Salan (1899), Théophile-Jules Pelouze (1807), Louis Camille Maillard (1878), Fredegund (545), Michel Debré (1912), and Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza (1911).

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Among ARTISTS In France

Among artists born in France, André Charles Boulle ranks 5. Before him are Marcel Duchamp (1887), Jean Arp (1886), Yves Klein (1928), and Émile Gallé (1846). After him are Nicholas of Verdun (1130), and Annette Messager (1943).

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