About Madeleine-Élisabeth Pigalle
Lived 1751 – 1827 (aged 75). Madeleine-Élisabeth Pigalle was a French painter.
Madeleine-Élisabeth Pigalle, sometimes known as Madelon (1751–1827), was a French painter.
Born in Sens, Pigalle was distantly related to Jean-Baptiste Pigalle; he is said to have provided her with lessons upon visiting her hometown in 1766 and finding that she had artistic talent. Her father was the merchant Gervais-Protais Pigalle (1724–1802). In 1782, she showed an oil painting at the Salon de la Correspondance, and in 1785 she produced a pastel head of a woman which received some notice. Pigalle died in Nemours.
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Who was Madeleine-Élisabeth Pigalle?
French painter (1751–1827)
When was Madeleine-Élisabeth Pigalle born?
Madeleine-Élisabeth Pigalle was born on 11 November 1751 in Sens.
When did Madeleine-Élisabeth Pigalle die?
Madeleine-Élisabeth Pigalle died on 8 March 1827 in Saint-Pierre-lès-Nemours.
What was Madeleine-Élisabeth Pigalle's occupation?
Madeleine-Élisabeth Pigalle was a painter.
What nationality was Madeleine-Élisabeth Pigalle?
Madeleine-Élisabeth Pigalle was French.
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