Nicolas’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

La Lorraine reunie a la France (Lorraine Reunited with France)
Charles-Nicholas Cochin (French, 1688-1754) after Nicholas Delobel (French, 1693-1763)

Moyenvic, Lorraine, 1631
Nicolas Cochin French, 1610-1686

Decoration for a Masked Ball given by the King
Charles Nicolas Cochin I (French, 1688-1754) after Charles-Nicholas Cochin the younger (French, 1715-1790)

Flowers and Hunting Scene, from Livre Nouveau de Fleurs...
Nicolas Cochin (French, 1610-1686) published by Balthasar Moncornet (French, c. 1600-1668)

Flowers and Hunting Scene, from Livre Nouveau de Fleurs...
Nicolas Cochin (French, 1610-1686) published by Balthasar Moncornet (French, c. 1600-1668)

Flowers and Landscape, from Livre Nouveau de Fleurs...
Nicolas Cochin (French, 1610-1686) published by Balthasar Moncornet (French, c. 1600-1668)

La Blanchisseuse (The Washerwoman)
Charles-Nicolas Cochin, I (French, 1688-1754) after Jean Siméon Chardin (French, 1699-1779)

Flowers and Landscape, from Livre Nouveau de Fleurs...
Nicolas Cochin (French, 1610-1686) published by Balthasar Moncornet (French, c. 1600-1668)

Don Quichotte (Don Quixote) (Furnishing Fabric)
Possibly after design by Jean Jacques Lagrenèe le Jeune (French, 1739–1821) after engravings by Charles Nicolas Cochin l'Aîné (French, 1688–1754), Magdaleine Hortenels Cochin (French, 1683–1767), Jean Baptiste Haussard (French, 1679/80–1749), and Louis Silvestre l'Aîné (French, 1664–1740) Based on paintings by Charles Antoine Coypel (French, 1694–1752) France, Nantes

Flowers and Hunting Scene, from Livre Nouveau de Fleurs...
Nicolas Cochin (French, 1610-1686) published by Balthasar Moncornet (French, c. 1600-1668)

Alexandre et Roxane, from Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus beaux tableaux et d'après les plus beaux desseins qui sont en France (Cabinet Crozat)
Charles Nicolas Cochin the elder (French, 1688-1754) after Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520)

Alexandre et Roxane, from Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus beaux tableaux et d'après les plus beaux desseins qui sont en France (Cabinet Crozat)
Charles Nicolas Cochin the elder (French, 1688-1754) after Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520)

Hercule Gaulois, ou L'Eloquence, from Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus beaux tableaux et d'après les plus beaux desseins qui sont en France (Cabinet Crozat)
Charles Nicolas Cochin the elder (French, 1688-1754) and Nicolas Le Sueur (French, 1691-1764) after Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520)

La Calomnie (The Calumny of Apelles), from Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus beaux tableaux et d'après les plus beaux desseins qui sont en France (Cabinet Crozat)
Charles Nicolas Cochin the elder (French, 1688-1754) and Nicolas Le Sueur (French, 1691-1764) after Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520)

Flowers and Battle Scene, from Livre Nouveau de Fleurs...
Nicolas Cochin (French, 1610-1686) published by Balthasar Moncornet (French, c. 1600-1668)

Flowers and Landscape, from Livre Nouveau de Fleurs...
Nicolas Cochin (French, 1610-1686) published by Balthasar Moncornet (French, c. 1600-1668)

Flowers and Landscape, from Livre Nouveau de Fleurs...
Nicolas Cochin (French, 1610-1686) published by Balthasar Moncornet (French, c. 1600-1668)

Flowers and Landscape, from Livre Nouveau de Fleurs...
Nicolas Cochin (French, 1610-1686) published by Balthasar Moncornet (French, c. 1600-1668)

Title page, from Livre Nouveau de Fleurs...
Nicolas Cochin (French, 1610-1686) published by Balthasar Moncornet (French, c. 1600-1668)

Flowers and Battle Scene, from Livre Nouveau de Fleurs...
Nicolas Cochin (French, 1610-1686) published by Balthasar Moncornet (French, c. 1600-1668)