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François-Thomas Germain

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31: 288: 126:. 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. 213: 248: 218: 253: 325: 30: 223: 129:
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
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and other hazards of history, the biggest portion of his production now belongs to countries other than France—namely
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and the main antagonist. He was chosen for the game because of his real-life talent and "unexplained demise."
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who was often commissioned by European royalty. He inherited the title of royal silversmith and
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Germain is thought to have introduced this popular model of candlestick in Paris in 1757–1758.
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Some of the masterpieces in the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon
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A fictionalized version of Germain appears in the 2014 video game
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Some of the masterpieces in the Palácio Nacional da Ajuda, Lisbon
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Paris
Kingdom of France
Silversmith
sculptor
Thomas Germain
silversmith
sculptor
King of France
Thomas Germain
museums
French Revolution
Portugal
Russia
Assassin's Creed Unity
Templar Order
"Meet the Real François-Thomas Germain, Sculptor-Silversmith of the Enlightenment"
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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