Draughtsman, designer, decorator, painter, watercolorist, engraver and ornamentalist (1640-1711). He studied under Henri de Gissey and succeeded him as decorator of the King's chamber and office in 1675. He supervised the organisation of court festivities, masked balls and royal funerals and the decor and stage machinery at the Opera. His son Jean Berain (1674-1726) took over from him in 1704.
