Augustin Blondel de Gagny
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Augustin Blondel de Gagny (French pronunciation: [oɡystɛ̃ blɔ̃dɛl də ɡaɲi]; March 1695 – 9 July 1776[1]) was a French connoisseur of the arts and a collector whose series of Paris auction sales, which took place soon after his death[2] were high-water marks of the history of collecting in 18th-century France.[3] Paintings and sculptures that passed through Blondel de Gagny's collection are dispersed in many of the world's great museums. The prints from his collection are less easily traced.