Pierre François Tardieu

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Engraving after La Fontaine fable of the lion fell in love
Map of Madrid

Pierre François Tardieu (born December 24, 1711 in Paris ; † January 15, 1771 there ) was a French engraver .

biography

He was the son of the copper master craftsman Claude Tardieu and his wife Marceline Pingat. Claude was the brother of Pierre Alexandre Tardieu . He was trained by his uncle Pierre Alexandre.

All that is known about his life is that he was married twice. His first wife Jeanne Mauvais died in 1756. A year later, in 1757, he married Marie-Anne , the daughter of the engraver Alexis Étienne Rousselet . His nephew, Antoine François Tardieu , whose godfather he was, signed in the early years of his work with the initials Pierre François PFT.

Some of his works were also found in Heinrich von Brühl's collection .

He engraved architectural sheets and maps, as well as historical scenes, as well as legends of the gods and, last but not least, fables based on Jean de La Fontaine , based on models by well-known painters and other engravers .

Works (excerpt)

See also

literature

Web links

Commons : Pierre François Tardieu  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ François Courboin: L'estampe française: graveurs et marchands , 1914, p.6, digitized , accessed on 15 October 2018
personal data
SURNAME Tardieu, Pierre François
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French engraver
DATE OF BIRTH December 24, 1711
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH January 15, 1771
Place of death Paris