Nicolas-Henri Tardieu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French engraver
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Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France
About Nicolas-Henri Tardieu
- Nicolas-Henri Tardieu, called the "Tardieu the elder", (18 January 1674 - 27 January 1749) was a prominent French engraver, known for his sensitive reproductions of Antoine Watteau's paintings.
- He was appointed graveur du roi (King's Engraver) to King Louis XV of France.
- His second wife, Marie-Anne Horthemels, came from a family that included engravers and painters.
- She is known as an engraver in her own right.
- Nicolas-Henri and Marie-Anne Tardieu had many descendants who were noted artists, most of them engravers.
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after a painting by Van Loo (1725)
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Jacques-Nicolas Tardieu
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| Alternative names | J. Tardieu; Jacques Nicolas Tardieu | ||
| Description | French engraver | ||
| Date of birth/death | 2 September 1716 | 9 July 1791 | |
| Location of birth/death | Paris | Paris | |
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