François Morellon la Cave

François Morellon la Cave (15 April 1696 – 9 July 1768) was a painter and engraver of French origin active in Amsterdam.

He made engravings to illustrate works, including a Dutch edition of Henriade and Tragédies by Voltaire as well as a Parisian edition of the Comentarios Reales de los Incas (1731) by Inca Garcilaso de la Vega.

History of England (L'Histoire d'Angleterre) by Paul de Rapin de Thoyras, Volume I–X, was published with illustrations and allegorical end pieces designed and engraved by La Cave between 1724–27.

[2] He is also the author of engravings based on works by William Hogarth and Antoine Coypel as well as portraits of Edward Pococke, professor of Hebrew, Nader Shah Afshar, Prince William, Duke of Cumberland and Willem de Fesch.

Morillon la Cave died in Amsterdam at the age of 72 and was buried in the Walloon Church.