(b Paris, bapt 2 June 1658; d Paris, 1 Dec 1746). Son of (1) Michel Dorigny. He trained with his father but abandoned painting for engraving early in his career. In 1687 he went to Rome, summoned by his brother (2) Louis Dorigny, producing there a series of reproductions of antique statues, published by Rossi in 1704. From Rome he went to London, where he worked for the British royal family. Between 1711 and 1719 he engraved Raphael’s cartoons of the Acts of the Apostles (London, V&A), for which he was knighted by George I in 1720. He returned to France suffering from eye trouble and was received (reçu) as a member of the Académie Royale in 1725. He exhibited at the Salons of 1739 and 1743. He made more than 140 prints, combining etching and engraving in an expansive, vigorous style close to that of Gérard Audran. Besides portraits, his works are mostly reproductive prints after the Italian masters, particularly Raphael, Carlo Maratti, Domenichino, Guercino and Giovanni Lanfranco. The Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, has a number of his drawings commissioned by Count Tessin, including Roman sculptures, coats of arms and catafalques.

Part of the Dorigny family

• Dorigny, Nicolas
  • Dorigny
  • Gribelin, Simon, II
  • patrons and collectors
    • Cavendish: (2) William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire
  • works
    • Antique, the, §4(iii): 16th-century to early 18th-century sculptors and the Antique
    • Ecorché
    • Ferri, Ciro, §2: Rome, 1669–89