Jean-Pierre de Bougainville, 1760, Watercolor over graphite and black and red chalk, sheet: 11 13/16 x 7 1/2 in. (30 x 19 cm), Drawings, Louis de Carmontelle (French, Paris 1717?1806 Paris), Born Louis Carrogis, the son of a cobbler, Carmontelle used his wit and talent to elevate his social position, eventually becoming employed in the d?Orleans court, where his duties included tutoring the duke?s son, designing gardens, and staging plays