Jean-Charles François

{{Short description|French engraver}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Jean-Charles Francois

| birth_date = 4 May 1717

| birth_place = Nancy, France

| death_date = {{death date and age|1769|3|22|1717|5|4|df=y}}

| death_place = Paris, France

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Jean-Charles François (4 May 1717 – 22 March 1769) was a French engraver.

François was born in Nancy. He was among the pioneers of the so-called "{{lang|fr|manière de crayon}}" ("crayon manner") of printmaking, which simulated the appearance of crayon and chalk drawings.{{Cite book|last=Hérold|first=Jacques|title=Gravure en manière de crayon, /Jean-Charles Francois (1717-1769): catalogue de l'œuvre gravé|publisher=M. Rousseau|year=1931|isbn=|location=Paris|pages=}} He was pensioned by King Louis XV of France, who employed him extensively. His most noted works represent Louis XV, Marie Leszczyńska, Pierre Bayle, Erasmus, John Locke, and Nicolas Malebranche.

He died in 1769 in Paris, aged 51.