Elisabeth Senault
Elisabeth Senault was a French artist, calligrapher, and engraver, active in the late 17th century. She was trained by her father Louis Senault, who was a leading French engraver. Following her father's death, she created private prayer books for the French royal court.
Elisabeth Senault
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- artist · calligrapher · engraver
- Known for
- Book of Hours dedicated to Louis and Grand Dauphin
- Languages
- French
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Elisabeth Senault was a French artist, calligrapher, and engraver, active in the late 17th century. She was trained by her father Louis Senault, who was a leading French engraver. Following her father's death, she created private prayer books for the French royal court.
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Elisabeth Senault was an artist, calligrapher and engraver, of French nationality. The artist was born in France.
Among the works is Book of Hours dedicated to Louis, Grand Dauphin. Languages used include French.
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Senault engraved these prayer books using plates embellished with decorative borders, floral initials, delicate flowers, birds, tiny insects, arabesques, and flourishes, which imitated the intricacy and ornamentation of illuminated manuscript prayer books.
Elisabeth Senault is recorded as artist, calligrapher and engraver.
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Heures Nouvelles Dediées A Monseigneur Dauphin, Ercrites et gravées par Elisabeth Senault
n.d. · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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- 1.Online Archive. oa.letterformarchive.org.
- 2.Elisabeth Senault · Fifty Women · Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions. bridwell.omeka.net.
- 3.Heures nouuelles dédiées a Monseigneur Dauphin, ecrites et grauées par Elisabeth Senault · Duke University Library Exhibits. exhibits.library.duke.edu.
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