Pierre-Etienne Moitte
Pierre-Etienne Moitte (1 January 1722 – 4 September 1780) was a French painter-engraver. • Illustration — Engraving after David Teniers II Moitte was born in Paris. He became a painter who is better known today for his engravings after old masters. His son Alexandre Moitte (1750-1828) also became a painter.
Also recorded as Pierre Étienne Moitte · Pierre Etienne Moitte · P.E. Moitte · Moitte
Pierre-Etienne Moitte
Pierre-Etienne Moitte / After Gabriel de Saint-Aubin · Public domain
- Name
- Pierre-Etienne Moitte
- Born
- 1 January 1722
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Died
- 4 September 1780
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- engraver and painter.
- Languages
- French.
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Biography
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Moitte died in Paris.
The recorded working language is French. Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris. Work by Pierre-Etienne Moitte is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Finnish National Gallery, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Victoria and Albert Museum and Smithsonian American Art Museum.
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Peter Paul Rubens · self scanned from own book
A country pedler and his wife walking the countryside and selling liqueurs. Etching by P.E. Moitte after D. Teniers II. Iconographic Collections
David Teniers the Younger · https: Gallery: https: Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-21)
Key facts
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• Name — Pierre-Etienne Moitte • Born — 1 January 1722 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Died — 4 September 1780 • Place of death — Paris, France
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Pierre-Etienne Moitte lived from 1 January 1722 to 4 September 1780 and was a painter and copperplate engraver. The birth of Pierre-Etienne Moitte is recorded on 1 January 1722 in Paris, France, and the death on 4 September 1780 in Paris, France.
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Pierre-Etienne Moitte is recorded as engraver and painter. Connected to 2 other published records in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.
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1722
Pierre-Etienne Moitte was born in 1722 at Paris.
1780
Pierre-Etienne Moitte died in 1780 at Paris.
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Elsewhere in Prints
4,138 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Pierre-Antoine MonginEngraver
- Pierre-Auguste LamyEngraver
- Pierre-Charles CanotEngraver
- Pierre-Edmé BabelEngraver
- Pierre-François LaurentEngraver
- Pierre-Imbert DrevetEngraver
- Pierre-Joseph RedoutéEngraver
- Pierre-Marie Gault de Saint-GermainEngraver
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