Jean Chalette (27 December 1581 (baptised) – 2 October 1643) was a French

miniature A miniature is a small-scale reproduction, or a small version. It may refer to: * Portrait miniature, a miniature portrait painting * Miniature art, miniature painting, engraving and sculpture * Miniature (chess), a masterful chess game or probl ...

and portrait painter. Chalette was born in

Troyes Troyes () is a commune and the capital of the department of Aube in the Grand Est region of north-central France. It is located on the Seine river about south-east of Paris. Troyes is situated within the Champagne wine region and is near to ...

, where he at first practised his art. In 1581 he was summoned to

Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Par ...

to decorate the Hôtel-de-Ville, and there gained so much renown that he settled in that city, where he died in 1643.

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* 1581 births 1643 deaths People from Troyes Artists from Toulouse 16th-century French painters French male painters 17th-century French painters Portrait miniaturists {{France-painter-stub