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Bernard Baron
A Life Bridging Worlds: Bernard Baron (1696–1762) Bernard Baron’s story is one of artistic migration, a life spent deftly navigating the cultural currents between his native Paris and the burgeoning art scene of 18th-century London. Born around 1696 into a family already steeped in engraving—his father, Laurent Baron, was also an engraver—the young Bernard initially trained under his stepfather, Nicolas-Henri Tardieu, a prominent figur
e in French printmaking. This early education laid the foundation for a career that would see him become a sought-after portraitist and reproductive engraver on both sides of the English Channel. The precise circumstances surrounding his move to England remain somewhat elusive, but by 1712 he was already working alongside Claude Dubosc on engravings commissioned for Marlborough House, marking the beginning of a long and productive peri…
