Pierre François Tardieu
Pierre François Tardieu (1711–1771) was a French engraver and cartographer, nephew of Nicolas-Henri Tardieu. Pierre Francois Tardieu was born around 1711 in Paris, son of Jean Tardieu. He produced historical and genre works.
Pierre François Tardieu
P. F. Tardieu nach Maurice Jacques · Universitätsbibliothek Salzburg, G 896 II, aus einem Klebeband "Malerakademie" · Public domain
- Name
- Pierre François Tardieu
- Born
- 1711
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Died
- 1771
- Spouse
- Marie-Anne Rousselet
- Field
- Engraving, Cartography
- Training
- Nicolas Henri Tardieu
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- printmaker · engraver · cartographer · publisher · map maker
- Languages
- French
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Pierre François Tardieu (1711–1771) was a French engraver and cartographer, nephew of Nicolas-Henri Tardieu. Pierre Francois Tardieu was born around 1711 in Paris, son of Jean Tardieu. He produced historical and genre works.
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He is noted for two excellent engravings after Peter Paul Rubens, the Judgement of Paris and Persée et Andromache. He did much work on the engravings for the Fables de la Fontaine after drawings by Oudry. Tardieu's second wife, Marie-Anne Rousselet (1733-1826), was from the family of the engraver Gilles Rousselet and the sculptor Jean Rousselet, both of whom were members of the Academy.
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• Name — Pierre François Tardieu • Born — 1711 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Died — 1771 • Place of death — Paris, France • Spouse — Marie-Anne Rousselet • Field — Engraving, Cartography • Training — Nicolas Henri Tardieu
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