About Marie-Catherine Silvestre
Lived 1680 – 1743 (aged 63). Marie-Catherine Silvestre was a painter.
Marie-Catherine Silvestre, born Marie-Catherine Hérault (1680–1743) was a French painter.
Born in Paris, Silvestre was the daughter of Charles-Antoine Hérault and his wife Marie-Geneviève, who were her first teachers. In 1706 she married the painter Louis de Silvestre, moving with him in 1716 to Dresden. The couple's daughter Marie-Maximilienne became a pastellist. Silvestre died in Dresden, the year before her husband retired and returned to Paris. Her surviving pastels show the influence of Rosalba Carriera.
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Who was Marie-Catherine Silvestre?
French painter (1680–1743)
When was Marie-Catherine Silvestre born?
Marie-Catherine Silvestre was born on 6 October 1680 in Paris.
When did Marie-Catherine Silvestre die?
Marie-Catherine Silvestre died on 15 October 1743 in Dresden.
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Marie-Catherine Silvestre was a painter.
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