Jacques-Nicolas Tardieu, called "Tardieu fils" or "Tardieu the younger", (2 September 1716 – 9 July 1791) was a French engraver.

Biography

Jacques-Nicolas Tardieu was born on 2 September 1716 in Paris. He was the son of Marie-Anne Horthemels and

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, both engravers. He was taught by his father, who was recognized as one of the most eminent engravers France has produced. He was received at the

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on 24 October 1749 for his engraved portraits of Bon Boullogne (after Gilles Allou) and Le Lorrain (after

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). He became ''graveur ordinaire du roi'' (Official Engraver to the King) and is also described as ''graveur ordinaire'' of the Elector of Cologne. Tardieu married in turn two print makers, Jeanne-Louise-Françoise Duvivier and Élisabeth-Claire Tournay. Jeanne-Louise is on record as having made several engravings. Her father,

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, and her brother,

Pierre-Simon-Benjamin Duvivier Pierre-Simon-Benjamin Duvivier (3 November 1730 – 10 July 1819) was a French engraver of coins and medals. Early years Pierre-Simon-Benjamin Duvivier was born in Paris on 3 November 1730. He was son of the well-known medallist Jean Duvivier ...

, were both medal engravers, members of the Academy and ''graveurs du roi'' (King's Engravers). Jeanne-Louise died on 6 April 1762. Tardieu's second wife, Élisabeth Claire (1731 – 3 May 1773) was also an engraver. Her works included ''The Concert'' after

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, ''La Marchande de moutarde'' (The Mustard Merchant) after

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, ''La Dame de Charité'' (The Charitable Lady), ''Le Prêtre du Catéchisme'' (The Catechist) and ''La Vieille Coquette'' (The Old Coquette) after Pierre Louis Dumesnil, and ''Le Joli Dormir'' (The Repose) after

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. The tendency for wives to become prominent artists beside their husbands was unusual at the time but was common in the Tardieu family. Jacques-Nicolas Tardieu died in Paris on 9 July 1791. His son

Jean-Charles Tardieu Jean-Charles Tardieu, also called "Tardieu-Cochin" (3 September 1765 – 3 April 1830) was a successful French painter during the ages of Napoleon and of the Bourbon Restoration. His work was primarily historical, but also included landscapes, ...

became a well-known painter.

Œuvres

Tardieu made less use of the point graver than his father, and more use of the Burin, or cold chisel. As a result, his prints are more precise. It has been said, however, that they are "inferior in spirit and picturesqueness of effect." He made some of the plates for the Gallery of Versailles, after paintings by

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. His greatest ability may have been in portraits, such as those of his father and of

Alexis Simon Belle Alexis Simon Belle (12 January 1674 – 21 November 1734) was a French portrait painter, known for his portraits of the French and Jacobite nobility. As a portrait artist, Belle's style followed that of his master François de Troy, Hyacinthe R ...

Pierre Jeannin Pierre Jeannin (1542–1623) was a French statesman, otherwise known as a surintendant des finances (Finance Superintendent). In 1573 he married Anne Gueniot and had one daughter, Charlotte Jeannin. Career He was born at Autun. A pupil of th ...

and Mademoiselle du Bocage. His most notable portrait was that of the queen

Marie Leszczyńska Maria Karolina Zofia Felicja Leszczyńska (; ; 23 June 1703 – 24 June 1768), also known as Marie Leczinska, was Queen of France as the wife of King Louis XV from their marriage on 4 September 1725 until her death in 1768. The daughter of Stanis ...

, after

Jean-Marc Nattier Jean-Marc Nattier (17 March 1685 – 7 November 1766) was a French painter. He was born in Paris, the second son of Marc Nattier (1642–1705), a portrait painter, and of Marie Courtois (1655–1703), a miniaturist. He is noted for h ...

. Tardieu's portraits include: *''Louis XV'', after Vanloo *''Queen Marie Leszczyńska, wife of Louis XV'' after Jean-Marc Nattier *''Marie Henriette of France'' after Jean-Marc Nattier *''The Archbishop of Bordeaux'' after Jean Restout the younger *''Robert Lorraine, sculptor to the King'' and ''Bou Boullogne, Painter to the King'' 1749 Other well-known works are: *''Christ appearing to the Virgin'' after Guido *''Mary Magdalene penitant'' after Paolo Pagnani *''The pool of Bethesda'' after Jean Restout *''The Miseries of War'' after Teniers *''A pair of landscapes'' after Cochin the Younger. Other works are: * ''Le Paralytique guéri près de la piscine'', after the painting by Jean Restout,

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, Musée des beaux-arts, 1743 * ''La Sainte Famille'', after Christophe * ''Constantin qui se fait apporter l’étendard où était travaillé le signe qu’il avait vu dans le ciel'' * ''L’Éloquence'', allégorie, after de La Joue, 1745 * ''Une vignette des armes du roi, avec des anges pour supports'', after the drawing by M. Boucher * ''Portrait du président Jeannin, ministre d’État sous Henri IV'' * ''Portrait du maréchal Dubourg'', after M. de Leyn * ''Portrait de M. Belle, peintre du roi'', after the painting done by himself * ''Portrait de M. Tardieu, le père, graveur du roi'', after

Charles-André van Loo Carle or Charles-André van Loo (; 15 February 1705 – 15 July 1765) was a French painter, son of the painter Louis-Abraham van Loo, a younger brother of Jean-Baptiste van Loo and grandson of Jacob van Loo. He was the most famous member of a su ...

* ''Vignette représentant le portrait du roi'', after a sketch by M. Duvivier, 1746 * ''Portail de l’église de Saint-Sulpice'' (pour la description de la dédicace de cette église) * ''Portrait de feu Mgr le Dauphin duc de Bourgogne'', after Rigaud * ''Portrait de feu M. l’abbé de Rothelin'', after

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* ''Portrait de l’archevêque électeur de Cologne'', 1748 * ''Portrait of M. le duc de Sully, author of the Mémoires sur l’histoire d’Henri IV'' * ''Portrait de M. de Boccage'', after the painting by

Marianne Loir Marianne Loir or Marie-Anne Loir (10 December 1705 – 11 May 1783) was a French painter who specialized in portraits. Biography Marianne Loir was born in Paris, 10 December 1705, daughter of the goldsmith Alexis II Loir and granddaughter of N ...

* ''Docteur alchimiste'', after

David Teniers the Younger David Teniers the Younger or David Teniers II (bapt. 15 December 1610 – 25 April 1690) was a Flemish Baroque painter, printmaker, draughtsman, miniaturist painter, staffage painter, copyist and art curator. He was an extremely versatile arti ...

* ''Deux tableaux représentant différents costumes des peuples orientaux'' * ''Deux tableaux représentant des animaux'', after the drawings by

Charles-Nicolas Cochin Charles-Nicolas Cochin (22 February 1715 – 29 April 1790) was a French engraver, designer, writer, and art critic. To distinguish him from his father of the same name, he is variously called Charles-Nicolas Cochin le Jeune (the Younger), Cha ...

* ''Portrait de feu M. de Boullongne'', after Gilles Allou, 1750 * ''Portrait de M. Le Lorrain'', after

Claude-Adrien Nonnotte Claude-Adrien Nonnotte (born in Besançon, 29 July 1711; died there, 3 September 1793) was a French Society of Jesus, Jesuit controversialist, best known for his writings against Voltaire. At nineteen he entered the Society of Jesus and preached ...

* ''La Colère d’Achille'' * ''Adieu d’Hector et d’Andromaque'', sujets tirés de ''l’Iliade'' d’Homère), after the paintings by Coypel * ''Les Misères de la guerre'' * ''Le Déjeuner flamand'' (dont le tableau est connu en Flandre sons le nom de ''La Dévote de Teniers''), after

. * ''L’Apparition de Notre-Seigneur d la Sainte Vierge, estampe gravée'', after le Guide (royal gallery of Dresden), 1753 * ''Portrait de la reine'', after the painting by

, 1755 * ''La Magdeleine pénitente'', after

Paolo Pagani Paolo Pagani (22 September 1655 – 5 May 1716) also known as Paolo Antonio Pagani or Paolo Pagano, was an Italian Baroque/ Mannerism painter of the 17th century. Biography Pagani was born in Valsolda, now a municipality in the Province of ...

, (royal gallery of Dresden), 1757 * ''Portrait de feu Mme Henriette de France'', after Nattier, 1759 * ''Portrait de M. Lullin, ministre de Genève'' * ''Portrait de Mgr l’archevêque de Bordeaux'', after Restout, 1765 * ''Portrait de M. le prince de Gallitzin, ministre plénipotentiaire en France de la Cour de Russie'', after

François-Hubert Drouais François-Hubert Drouais (Paris, 14 December 1727 – Paris, 21 October 1775) was a leading French portrait painter during the latter years of Louis XV's reign.For a history of the Drouais family, see Prosper Dorbec (1904, 1905) and Camille Gabill ...

* ''Portrait de M. d’Etemare'', after Belle, 1775 * ''Portrait de Mlle de La Font'' * ''Portrait de M. l’abbé Gourdin'', 1777 * ''Portrait de Dimitri Alexeyevich Gallitzin'', after Drouais, 1762

Gallery

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Guido Reni Guido Reni (; 4 November 1575 – 18 August 1642) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, although his works showed a classical manner, similar to Simon Vouet, Nicolas Poussin, and Philippe de Champaigne. He painted primarily religious ...

File:Nicolas-Henri Tardieu.jpg, The artist's father,

(1674–1749), after

References

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