Pierre Alexandre Tardieu

He is buried at the cimetière du Père-Lachaise in Paris (2nd division).

Training under Johann Georg Wille and Jacques-Nicolas Tardieu is recorded. The recorded working language is French. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris. Work by Pierre Alexandre Tardieu is recorded in the collections of Prints and Photographs Department of the Bibliothèque nationale de France, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec and Nationalmuseum. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour.

Tardieu was part of a family of engravers. His brothers were Antoine François Tardieu and Jean Baptiste Pierre Tardieu. His nephews Ambroise and Pierre Antoine Tardieu also worked in this industry. He learned his craft from his uncle Jacques-Nicolas Tardieu and his godfather Johann Georg Wille. His role models were Gérard Edelinck and Robert Nanteuil. He was considered one of the few engravers who could also implement painted templates with great skill and fineness. He had many students, but especially Auguste Gaspard Louis Desnoyers stood out. In 1822 he took over the seat of Charles Clément Balvay in the Académie des Beaux-Arts. In 1825 he was appointed Knight of Legion of Honor. Furthermore, he was a member of the Petersburg Academy and the Milan Academy.

Pierre Alexandre Tardieu is recorded as printmaker, copper engraver, graphic artist and cartographer. Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the heading Alexandre Tardieu. His recorded language was French. He was the child of Pierre-Joseph Tardieu.