Biography
Born in 1740, Châlons-en-Champagne. French engraver. The son of Jean-Baptiste Varin (1714-1795), a pewter potter and engraver on metal. He and his brother, Charles-Nicolas (1741-1812), also an engraver, belonged to a family of artists founded in Châlons in the sixteenth century, including pewter potters, engravers, medallists, and in the nineteenth century photographers. He arrived in Paris at an early age. He illustrated several works of art and science, such as “Voyage pittoresque ou Description des royaumes de Naples et de Sicile” by Jean-Claude Richard de Saint-Non (1781-1785), “Voyage pittoresque de la Grèce” by Marie-Gabriel-Florent-Auguste de Choiseul-Gouffier, “Tableau général de l’empire ottoman” by Ignace Mouradja d’Ohsson, and “Traité d’architecture” by Blondel. He died in 1800 in Paris.
