▁a ▁central ▁figure ▁in ▁the ▁art istic ▁culture ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁for ▁dec ades . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁training ▁Mar iet te ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁a ▁long - est ab lished ▁and ▁highly ▁successful ▁family ▁of ▁eng ra vers , ▁book ▁publish ers ▁and ▁prints ellers ▁in ▁Paris . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁Jean ▁Mar iet te ▁( 1 6 6 0 – 1 7 4 2 ). ▁In ▁ 1 6 5 7 ▁his ▁father ' s ▁father , ▁ ▁Pierre ▁Mar iet te ▁( ii ) ▁( 1 6 3 4 – 1 7 1 6 ), ▁had ▁bought ▁the ▁family ▁business ▁from ▁his ▁a iling ▁father , ▁Pierre ▁Mar iet te ▁( i ) ▁( 1 5 9 6 – 1 6 5 7 ), ▁for ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁livres . ▁ ▁Family ▁connections ▁put ▁him ▁in ▁contact ▁as ▁a ▁young ▁man ▁with ▁anti qu ari ans ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁comte ▁de ▁C ay lus , ▁for ▁whom ▁Mar iet te ▁would ▁write ▁his ▁L ett re ▁sur ▁Leon ardo ▁da ▁V inci , ▁printed ▁as ▁a ▁pre face ▁to ▁C ay lus ' s ▁book ▁on ▁Leon ardo ' s ▁car ic atures , ▁ 1 7 3 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 7 2 2 ▁he ▁first ▁met ▁the ▁imm ens ely ▁rich ▁patron ▁of ▁the ▁arts ▁Pierre ▁Cro zat , ▁whom ▁he ▁ad vised , ▁whose ▁collection ▁he ▁catalog ued ▁and ▁from ▁whose ▁sale ▁he ▁purchased ▁out standing ▁draw ings . ▁ ▁After