François-Thomas Germain
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| Parent(s) | Thomas Germain (father) Anne-Denise Gauchelet (mother) |
François-Thomas Germain (1726–1791) was a French
King of France from his father, Thomas Germain
. In 1765, Germain broke guild regulations by working with financiers to receive some debts owed to him, as he was only allowed to enter into partnerships with his fellow smiths. For this he was forced to resign his position and declare bankruptcy.
Germain died out of the public eye in 1791, the last member of his distinguished family to serve as a royal smith. Many of his works are now held in museums and private collections.
Curiously enough, due to the French Revolution and other hazards of history, the biggest portion of his production now belongs to countries other than France—namely Portugal and Russia.
In popular culture
A fictionalized version of Germain appears in the 2014 video game Templar Order and the main antagonist. He was chosen for the game because of his real-life talent and "unexplained demise."[1]
References
- ^ Bremer-David, Charissa (July 23, 2018). "Meet the Real François-Thomas Germain, Sculptor-Silversmith of the Enlightenment". The Getty Iris. J. Paul Getty Trust. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
External links
- Some of the masterpieces in the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon
- Some of the masterpieces in the Palácio Nacional da Ajuda, Lisbon
- Museu Gulbenkian, Lisbon
- Hermitage Museum, Saint-Petersburg
- Getty Museum, Los Angeles
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, New-York
- Musée du Louvre, Paris
- Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris
- Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon
- One of the tureens in the Museu Gulbenkian, Lisbon
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
- Walters Art Museum, Maryland
- nr.112, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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