Jacques-Nicolas Tardieu [SEP] place of death
Jacques-Nicolas Tardieu
Jacques-Nicolas Tardieu, called "Tardieu fils" or "Tardieu the younger", (2 September 1716 – 9 July 1791) was a French engraver.
Biography.
Jacques-Nicolas Tardieu was born on 2 September 1716 in Paris.
He was the son of Marie-Anne Horthemels and Nicolas-Henri Tardieu, both engravers.
He was taught by his father, who was recognized as one of the most eminent engravers France has produced.
He was received at the
set of emblematical figures of the sciences in conjunction with Cochin and Jacques-Nicolas Tardieu. He was employed in engraving small plates for book illustration, and more especially on plates for the "Transactions" of the French Academy of Sciences.
He is thought to have been still active in 1767; his year of death is not known.
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