Aimée Thibault
Aimée Thibault (2 January 17846 February 1868) was a French miniaturist who painted miniature portraits of people including Napoleon II and Ferdinand VII.
Also recorded as Aimee Thibault
Aimée Thibault

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- Name
- Aimée Thibault
- Born
- 2 January 1784
- Birthplace
- Bordeaux, France
- Died
- 6 February 1868
- Place of death
- Paris, France
- Education
- Étienne-Charles Le Guay, Daniel Saint
- Known for
- Portrait miniature
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- miniature
- Teachers
- Daniel Saint · Charles Etienne Leguay · Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin
- Languages
- French
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Aimée Thibault (2 January 17846 February 1868) was a French miniaturist who painted miniature portraits of people including Napoleon II and Ferdinand VII.
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Aimée Thibault (1784–1868) was a painter, of French nationality. The painter was born and died in Paris.
The work spans miniature. Languages used include French. Works are held at Clark Art Institute, Department of Prints and Drawings of the Louvre and Musée de l'Armée, among others.
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Biography
Training under Daniel Saint, Charles Etienne Leguay and Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin is recorded. The recorded working language is French. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are miniature. Work by Aimée Thibault is recorded in the collections of Department of Prints and Drawings of the Louvre, Musée de l'Armée, New York Historical and Clark Art Institute.

Le Roi de Rome essayant une pantoufle par Aimée Thibault
Aimée Thibault
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Aimée Thibault • Born — 2 January 1784 • Birthplace — Bordeaux, France • Died — 6 February 1868 • Place of death — Paris, France • Resting Place — Montmartre Cemetery • Education — Étienne-Charles Le Guay, Daniel Saint • Known for — Portrait miniature
Early life
Early life
Thibault was born on 2 January 1784 in Bordeaux, France, and baptized on 4 January. She was educated in painting by Étienne-Charles Le Guay and Daniel Saint; Saint was influenced by the works of Jean-Baptiste Isabey, and this influence is reflected in Thibault's portraits.
Artistic career
Artistic career
Thibault made her debut at the Salon art exhibition in Paris in 1804 and continued to exhibit her art there until 1810. In 1817 she painted miniatures of King Ferdinand VII of Spain and his wife Maria Isabel of Braganza, described by the author Manuel Ossorio y Bernard as "perfect in appearance and cleanliness of work". She traveled to New York City for a short time in 1836. Thibault died on 6 February 1868 at her house in Paris; she was buried on 7 February at Montmartre Cemetery.
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — The King of Rome, as a child writing to his father Napoleon • Illustration — Augusta of Bavaria, wife of Eugene de Beauharnais • Illustration — The Infante Carlos María Isidro de Borbon • Illustration — The king of Rome cobbing a shoe • Illustration — Portrait of Maria Isabel of Braganza • Illustration — Portrait of Madame Giacomell
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- 1.1er janvier 1784-28 décembre 1784. 4. 1784.
- 2.Thibault, Aimée. Benezit Dictionary of Artists. 30 October 2011. 978-0-19-977378-7.
- 3.María Isabel Francisca de Braganza. Mis Museos.
- 4.Ossorio y Bernard, Manuel. Galería biografica de artistas españoles del siglo XIX. 12. 1868.
- 5.Jaffe, Irma B. The Italian Presence in American Art, 1760-1860. Fordham University Press. 1989. 978-0-8232-1249-1.
- 6.Faits divers. La Patrie. 2. 3 March 1868.
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