[1][2] He studied in the studio of Laurent de La Hyre and specialised in etching.

Louis XIV gave him a pension and the title of Graveur du Roi (King's engraver) in 1662.

Notable for his great culture and imagination, he was one of the four French engravers cited by Charles Perrault in his "Hommes illustres".

Chauveau left nearly 1,600 works (frontispices, vignettes...), including illustrations for works by Mademoiselle de Scudéry (he engraved the famous Map of Tendre and the frontispiece for her Artamène), Scarron, Molière, Racine and Boileau.

He had many students, including Nicolas Guérard, Jean-Baptiste Broebes and Edward Davies.