. Enamels . execution, the flesh-tints standing out sharply from a strong green,blue^ and purple background. The drawing isweak, and much foil is used. Susanne Court alsocopied from Etienne de Laune, and worked up toa minute finish. She must have been a diligentperson, judging by the amount of her signed worksto be seen in this country alone. Many otherenamellers of this time left similar work; chiefof these stands Jean Raymond, whose work wasconsiderably above the average in quality. 4. The Dccadejice. Enamelling as a really fine art at Limogesbegan to die out about 1610. It was continuedby m
. Enamels . execution, the flesh-tints standing out sharply from a strong green,blue^ and purple background. The drawing isweak, and much foil is used. Susanne Court alsocopied from Etienne de Laune, and worked up toa minute finish. She must have been a diligentperson, judging by the amount of her signed worksto be seen in this country alone. Many otherenamellers of this time left similar work; chiefof these stands Jean Raymond, whose work wasconsiderably above the average in quality. 4. The Dccadejice. Enamelling as a really fine art at Limogesbegan to die out about 1610. It was continuedby many for years after this, but the work, thoughoccasionally excellent, does not as a rule call fornotice. CoHn, Isaac Martin, Poncet, the Laudinand the Noalher family, are a few among manynames one meets with as carrying on enamelwork at this time, but by far the best of all thesewas Jean Laudin, who produced much work^some in colour, but the most part in grisaille. Toutin, a goldsmith and skilful enameller^. PAINTED ENAMELS 139 about 1632 introduced painting in enamel ongold and had many imitators. Labarte creditshim with the discovery of vitrifiable colours thatcould be used in the same manner as ordinarywater-colours. This minute work in gold wastaken up everywhere in place of the enamelpaintings of Limoges, which had by now almostentirely fallen into neglect. Gribelin the painterworked with Toutin, Morliere, Vauquer of Blois;Chartier of that town also painted flowers in thismethod. Petitot of Geneva and Bordier workedtogether, settling for a time in England underCharles i., afterwards in France, where they werehonoured by Louis xiv. Their work at its bestis very exquisite and graceful. The work of theseand of Toutin is to be seen in the many watch-cases and trinkets of the period. Among the Dutchand German watches in the British Museum areseveral enamelled plaques of this school. Thepainting is dainty and delicate, but the designsfrequendy foolish and insipid, and the drawin
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