Jacques Chereau

Jacques Chéreau (29 October 1688 in Blois, France – 1 December 1776 in Paris)[1] was a portrait engraver, printmaker and publisher of optical prints in a neighborhood of printmakers at the Rue Saint-Jacques variously given on prints as "au Grand St. Remy," "au Coq," or "au dessus de la Fontaine St. Severin", in Paris, France.

Jacques ("le jeune Chéreau") worked for one year in England where vue optique prints were made,[2] then worked with his older brother François Chéreau (1680 Blois[2]- 10 April 1729)[3] who had studied with Pierre Drevet and Gérard Audran.

[1] One of their daughters, Anne Louise, married Jacques (or James) Gabriel Huquier (1730–1805) on 30 November 1758 at Paris.

[5] Jacques' son Jacques-Simon married Louise-Pierrette Charpentier[3] (?- 7 July 1796), engraver[4] and daughter of engraver Etienne Charpentier in September 1760[3] Brother François named one of his sons for uncle Jacques.

Intaglio optical prints have exaggerated converging lines and bright hand colors which contribute to the illusion of depth.