French draughtsman and engraver. He illustrated plays, comic operas, and books; published books of ornament; and illustated such scientific volumes as Buffon's Natural History. He was responsible for a 1773 engraving of the Fisher mezzotint from Chamberlin's portrait of Franklin.

Data obtained from Hélène Guicharnaud, "Martinet, François-Nicolas," Grove Art Online. Oxford University Press, 08/17/05; http://www.groveart.com.

His birth and death dates are uncertain; other sources give them as c.1731 and c.1790.