Pierre François Tardieu
Pierre François Tardieu (1711 – 1771) was a French engraver, nephew of Nicolas-Henri Tardieu.
Pierre Francois Tardieu was born around 1711 in Paris, son of Jean Tardieu. His uncle, Nicolas Henri Tardieu, taught him the art of engraving. He produced historical and genre works. He is noted for two excellent engravings after Peter Paul Rubens, the Judgement of Paris and Persée et Andromache. He did much work on the engravings for the Fables de la Fontaine after drawings by Oudry.
Tardieu’s wife, Marie-Anne Rousselet, was from the family of the engraver Gilles Rousselet and the sculptor Jean Rousselet, both of whom were members of the Academy. Marie-Anne made several engravings of historical and genre subjects, including Saint John the Baptist after Jean-Baptiste van Loo.
Works:
New Historical Iconology or Attributes Hierogliphyques … Volume 2.
New Book of Cartridges, Plate
The Second Book of Figures from the Porcelains of the Manufacture Royale de France (Second Book of Figures after Porcelains from the Manufacture Royale de France)
New Book of CartouchesNew Cartridge Book, Plate 1
Vases New Composed by M. Jacque
Little Book of Figures from the porcelains of the Manufacture Royale de France (Second Book of Figures after porcelain from the Manufacture Royale de France)
The Admirable Government or the Republic of the Bees, and the means of drawing great utility
First and Second Book of Figures from porcelain of the Royal Manufactory of France (First and Second Book of Figures after Porcelains from the Manufacture Royale de France)
A Short History of Roman History
Little girl holding a garland of flowers, from Second Book of Figures after porcelain of the Manufacture Royale de France (Second Book of Figures after porcelain from the Manufacture Royale de France)
Little boy holding a basket of grapes, from Second Book of Figures after porcelain of the Manufacture Royale de France (Second Book of Figures after porcelain from the Manufacture Royale de France)
Travel to Upper Pennsylvania and New York State, by an adopted Member of the Onida Nation, Tomes I-III
Little Book of Figures from the porcelain of the Royal Manufactory of France (Second Book of Figures after porcelain from the Manufacture Royale de France)