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Michel-Jean Sedaine

dramatist

1719 (Paris) – 1797 (Paris)

Diderot was a friend and supporter. David’s grandfather, an architect, took on the stone-mason Sedaine as his protégé, and in return Sedaine took the young David into his own family. He was a regular guest of d’Épinay.

  • Brief biography from Wikipedia
  • Also brief from Britannica
  • More from French Wikipedia

Michel-Jean Sedaine knew…

  • Jacques-Louis David
  • Louise d'Épinay
  • Denis Diderot
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