François Collignon

François Collignon (c. 1609 – 18 January 1687) was a French engraver, print-seller and publisher.

[1] He initially locally trained in the studio of Jacques Callot.

Although he started as an engraver, Collignon became a major figure in publishing and print-selling.

[2] Artists he produced works for included Pietro Testa, Cornelis Bloemaert, Pietro da Cortona, Nicolas Poussin, Charles Le Brun, Simon Vouet, and Jean Le Pautre.

The Flemish publisher and engraver Arnold van Westerhout who lived in Rome at that time bought the stock of François Collignon after his death in 1687.