Nicolas Pitau, or Pittou the Senior (13 May 1632 – 11 February 1671) was a Flemish-born French engraver and printmaker.
Biography
Born in Antwerp on 13 May 1632 Pitau began his training with his godfather
Nicolaes Lauwers
Nicolaes Lauwers (1600, Antwerp – 1652, Antwerp), was a Flemish engraver.
Biography
According to the RKD he joined the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke in 1619, and opened a print workshop shortly after that on the Lombardenvest, called ‘In de sc ...
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. In 1666 he began to publish plates after the work of
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RKD
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On 4 June 1670 his son, Nicolas Pitau the Younger was born. A year later on 11 February 1671 Nicholas Pitau died in Paris.