Louis Victor Gerverot in a new light: his early years and bird painting, 1766-1773.(Biography) From: The Magazine Antiques | Date: January 1, 2004| Author: Jacob-Hanson, Charlotte | COPYRIGHT 2004 Brant Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Louis Victor Gerverot, a widely traveled French decorator of ceramics known for his birds of fantasy, worked at several European manufactories in his lifetime. Unfortunately, the published accounts of his life contain many discrepancies and inaccuracies that have never been investigated. This article offers newly discovered and corrected biographical information about Gerverot's early life and explores the bird painting he did at the Furstenberg, Frankenthal, and Hochst manufactori...