Marie Victoire Jaquotot

Marie-Victoire Jaquotot (15 January 1772 – 27 April 1855) was a 19th-century French painter.[1]

Marie-Victoire Jaquotot
Self-portrait
Born(1772-01-15)15 January 1772
Paris, France
Died27 April 1855(1855-04-27) (aged 83)
Toulouse, France
NationalityFrench
Known forPainting

Biography

Jaquotot was born in Paris and became a painter for the porcelain factory at Sèvres. She is known for her miniatures and in 1813-1814 she painted a likeness of Napoleon on porcelain which he purchased as a gift for Josephine. From 1816-1836 she ran a school from her Paris workshop in porcelain painting and one of her pupils was Charles Le Guay, who took over her workshop.

Jaquotot died in Toulouse.[2]

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References
  1. "Marie Victoire Jaquotot". RKD - Netherlands Institute for Art History. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  2. "Marie Victoire Jaquotot (1772-1855)". data.bnf.fr. Retrieved 27 April 2018.

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