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Jean BĂ©rain the Elder
Jean Bérain the Elder (Saint-Mihiel, Meuse, 1640—January 24, 1711, Paris) was a draughtsman and designer, painter and engraver of ornament, the artistic force in the Royal office of the Menus-Plaisirs where all the designs for court spectacle, from fêtes to funerals, originated, and many designs for furnishings not covered by the Bâtiments du RoiKimball notes that Bérain never received a single payment for work done for the Bâtiments du Roi during the whole of Mansart's surintendance. (Kimball p 62)..
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