About Pierre-Noël Violet
Lived 1749 – 1819 (aged 69). Pierre-Noël Violet was a French painter, printmaker, draftsperson, portrait painter and artist.
Pierre-Noël Violet (1749–1819) was a Flemish-French miniature-painter, who spent the latter part of his life in London.
Life Born in Flanders, Violet was an artist in Lille, moving to Paris in 1782. He left Paris during the French Revolution, but not before etching portraits of some of the members of the National Assembly in 1789. In that or the following year he settled in London, and in 1790 he exhibited 11 miniatures at the Royal Academy, including a portrait of Marie-Antoinette. He continued to exhibit miniatures.
Violet died in London on 9 December 1819.
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Who was Pierre-Noël Violet?
Flemish miniature painter (1749-1819)
When was Pierre-Noël Violet born?
Pierre-Noël Violet was born on 25 December 1749 in France.
When did Pierre-Noël Violet die?
Pierre-Noël Violet died on 9 December 1819 in London.
What was Pierre-Noël Violet's occupation?
Pierre-Noël Violet was a painter, printmaker, draftsperson, portrait painter and artist.
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Pierre-Noël Violet was French.
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