Elisabeth Terroux
Élisabeth Terroux (1759–1822) was a French-Swiss painter from the Republic of Geneva, active in Imperial Russia. Terroux was born in Geneva and trained under Jean-François Favre. She became a popular miniature painter and travelled to Russia where she was active for Catherine II. Her self-portrait was shown at the 1878 Paris Exposition, in the exhibition Les Portraits nationaux at Trocadéro.
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Elisabeth Terroux
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- Name
- Élisabeth Terroux
- Born
- 25 July 1759
- Birthplace
- Geneva, Republic of Geneva
- Died
- 1822
- Place of death
- Geneva, Switzerland
- Nationality
- Republic of Geneva · France · Switzerland
- Occupation
- painter
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Élisabeth Terroux (1759–1822) was a French-Swiss painter from the Republic of Geneva, active in Imperial Russia. Terroux was born in Geneva and trained under Jean-François Favre. She became a popular miniature painter and travelled to Russia where she was active for Catherine II. Her self-portrait was shown at the 1878 Paris Exposition, in the exhibition Les Portraits nationaux at Trocadéro.
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• Name — Élisabeth Terroux • Born — 25 July 1759 • Birthplace — Geneva, Republic of Geneva • Died — 1822 • Place of death — Geneva, Switzerland • Citizenship — * Genevan (1759–98, 1813–15) • French (1798–1813) • Swiss (1815–22)
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