Pierre Alexandre Tardieu
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Pierre Alexandre Tardieu (1756-1844) was a French engraver. He was a member of the Institut de France
, the Saint Petersburg Academy
and the Academy of Milan. His students included Auguste Gaspard Louis Desnoyers
. He is buried at the cimetière du Père-Lachaise in Paris (2nd division).
Institut de France
The Institut de France is a French learned society, grouping five académies, the most famous of which is the Académie française.The institute, located in Paris, manages approximately 1,000 foundations, as well as museums and chateaux open for visit. It also awards prizes and subsidies, which...
, the Saint Petersburg Academy
Imperial Academy of Arts
The Russian Academy of Arts, informally known as the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts, was founded in 1757 by Ivan Shuvalov under the name Academy of the Three Noblest Arts. Catherine the Great renamed it the Imperial Academy of Arts and commissioned a new building, completed 25 years later in 1789...
and the Academy of Milan. His students included Auguste Gaspard Louis Desnoyers
Auguste Gaspard Louis Desnoyers
Auguste Gaspard Louis, Baron Boucher-Desnoyers , was one of the most eminent of modern French engravers. His father held the office of commissary-general in the military household of Monsieur, afterwards Louis XVIII, but through unforeseen misfortunes young Desnoyers was compelled to choose for...
. He is buried at the cimetière du Père-Lachaise in Paris (2nd division).
Source
- Domenico Gabrielli, Dictionnaire historique du cimetière du Père-Lachaise (XVIIIe et XIXe siècles), l'Amateur (ed.), 2002