Henricus Gautier, konigl: Baumeister und Inspector der WEge Brücken und Damme in Franckreich, 

• Copper engraving 
• No signature 
• Portret 

Portrait bust to the right within oval of Henri Gautier (1660-1737). At the bottom of the title. Gautier was born in Nîmes. Initially he was trained as a doctor, but he turned to mathematics and engineering. He worked for the province of Languedoc for 28 years and in 1713 he was appointed Inspector des ponts et chaussées. He moved to Paris where he continued to work until 1731. Etching and engraving, maker unknown. Made around 1730, presumably in Germany.

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