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Most of Crozat's treasures were inherited by his nephews, Louis François (d. 1750), Joseph
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Between 1729 and 1742, a finely-illustrated, two-volume work was published, known as the "Recueil Crozat", including reproductive prints of some of the finest paintings and drawings in French collections. Many of his old master drawings, catalogued by
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Art collector, who formed a famous collection of drawings, auctioned after his death in 1741 with a catalogue by P.J.Mariette. He also collected many other types of object, paintings, sculpture, intaglios and so
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