Charles Samuel Girardet (24 November 1780,

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- 16 January 1863,

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) was a Swiss engraver and

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, who spent much of his life in Paris.

Life and work

He was born to Samuel Girardet (1730–1807), a bookseller and publisher, and his wife, Marie-Anne, née Bourquin. His siblings,

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, Abraham Louis,

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and Julie (1769–1817), also became engravers. He and his brothers studied engraving together. In 1805, he went to Paris to join Abraham, who helped provide the financial assistance he needed to complete his training and get started. In 1812, he was introduced to lithography and illustrated the ''Histoires de la Bible'', by

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. In 1813, he returned to his hometown, and was active there until 1822.Girardet, Charles Samuel
by Lucie Girardin-Cestone, in the ''

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''. In 1823, he went back to Paris, where he conducted studies in the process of engraving

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s on stone.Girardet, ''Notice sur l'origine et les progrès de la gravure en relief sur pierre'', 1840. In 1831, he was awarded a gold medal by the "Société d'encouragement à l'industrie nationale", for his application of lithography to the field of

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. He was the first teacher of

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. His sons,

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, Edouard and

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, also became printmakers and painters.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Girardet, Charles Samuel 1780 births 1863 deaths Swiss engravers Swiss lithographers Swiss emigrants to France People from Le Locle

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