Jacques François Rosart (1714, Namur – 26 May 1777) was a punchcutter, engraver and founder of metal type from the Austrian Netherlands (modern Belgium).
Rosart operated a successful type foundry in Brussels after arriving in the city in 1759, and before that worked in Haarlem. His typefaces were in the "transitional" style, and he also made script typefaces, which he called a Financière style, music typefaces and shadowed capitals.
Digital typefaces based on Rosart's work have been published. References
Cited literature
External links Rosart's type specimens: Epreuve des caractères qui se gravent et fondent dans la nouvelle fonderie de Jacques François Rosart, 1761 Epreuve des caractères qui se gravent & fondent dans la nouvelle fonderie de Jacques François Rosart, 1768 Epreuves des caractères de la fonderie de la Veuve Decellier, successeur de J. F. Rosart, 1779