"Jean Duvivier (1687 – 30 April 1761) was a French medallist, who was appointed official medallist to King Louis XV of France.
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1687 in Liège.He moved to Paris in 1710. In 1719 he was chosen by Louis XV as his official medallist, succeeding Jean Mauger (1648-1722). He was extremely prolific and engraved more than four hundred dies.He was made a member of the Academy.He died on 30 April 1761 in Paris.
Jean Duvivier married Marie-Louise Vignon, who died on 28 September 1752. Their sons included Pierre-Louis-Isaac (baptized 23 May 1727), Pierre-Simon-Benjamin (baptized 5 November 1730) and Thomas-Germain-Joseph (baptized 31 August 1735). Duvivier´s son Benjamin was also a graveur du roi (King´s Engraver) and member of the Academy.Pierre-Simon-Benjamin Duvivier (1728-1819) may have had more talent than his father." - (en.wikipedia.org 30.10.2019)
