Élisabeth Sophie Chéron
Élisabeth Sophie Chéron was a élisabeth sophie chéron is recorded as france. Author. Venus and Adonis is dated n.d. and held by The Art Institute of Chicago.
Also recorded as Elisabeth Sophie Le Hay · Elisabeth Sophie Chéron · Mme. Le Hay · Elisabeth-Sophie Cheron
Élisabeth Sophie Chéron
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- Born
- 1648
- Died
- 1711
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- painter · printmaker · poet · writer · translator · musician
- Fields
- portrait
- Movements
- classical music
In this article
Identity and origins
Essay de Pseaumes et cantiques mis en vers /, et enrichis de figures.
She also worked under the name Madame Le Hay ou Lehay. The authorities additionally record the headings Elisabeth Sophie Le Hay, Elisabeth Sophie Chéron, Mme. Le Hay, Elisabeth-Sophie Cheron and Eliz. Her recorded language was French.
She was the child of Henri Chéron. She married Jacques Le Hay.
Career and activity
Élisabeth Sophie Chéron worked in poetry. Her work is associated with classical music.
She belonged to Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture and Galileiana Academy of Arts and Science. She worked at Paris.
Identity
Jupiter offers Thetis to Peleus, in order that her offspring may be not be greater than Jupiter himself. Engraving by J. Haussard, 1713, after E. Essay de Pseaumes et cantiques mis en vers /, et enrichis de figures.
Élisabeth Sophie Chéron is recorded as painter, printmaker, poet and writer. Élisabeth Sophie Chéron is recorded as France.
Dated record
Life and career
Explore 1648–1713
The full dated record · 6 entries
1648
Élisabeth Sophie Chéron was born in 1648.
1672
Self-portrait, dated 1672, held by Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture.
1672
Self-portrait (Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture).
1694
Essay de Pseaumes et cantiques mis en vers /, et enrichis de figures. Par Mademoiselle***, dated 1694, held by Wellcome Collection.
1711
Élisabeth Sophie Chéron died at Paris.
1713
Jupiter offers Thetis to Peleus, in order that her offspring may be not be greater than Jupiter himself. Engraving by J. Haussard, 1713, after E. Chéron Le Hay. is dated [1713?] and held by Wellcome Collection.
Primary material
Documents and archives
reference work
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q93692: Élisabeth Sophie Chéron
Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
- “Élisabeth Sophie Chéron”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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scholarly publication
- Chéron, Élisabeth Sophie, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2011
Literature
Literature
Chéron, Élisabeth Sophie, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
"Michelangelo's Seal" in Translation: Élisabeth-Sophie Chéron and the Polemics of Print, Studies in Eighteenth-Century Culture, 2024
Chéron, Elisabeth-Sophie, Oxford Art Online, 2003
L’hommage de Fermel’huis à Élisabeth-Sophie Chéron (1712), Revue de l'art, 2019
Literature
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scholarly publication
Chéron, Élisabeth Sophie, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011Crossref registry
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q93692: Élisabeth Sophie ChéronWikimedia Foundation
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