Nicolas Heurtaut
(French, 1720−1771)
Place ActiveEurope
BiographyHeurtaut trained in his father’s workshop, becoming a master carver in 1742 and later, in a departure from custom, a master chairmaker as well. He is ranked among the most important craftsmen in his field in the eighteenth century.Source: Art in The Frick Collection: Paintings, Sculpture, Decorative Arts, New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1996.
