Marie Victoire Jaquotot

Marie-Victoire Jaquotot
Born 15 January 1772
Paris
Died 27 April 1855
Toulouse
Nationality France

Marie-Victoire Jaquotot (15 January 1772 – 27 April 1855) was a 19th-century French painter.

Jaquotot was born in Paris and became a painter for the porcelain factory at Sèvres.[1] She is known for her miniatures and in 1813-1814 she painted a likeness of Napoleon on porcelain which he purchased as a gift for Josephine. From 1816-1836 she ran a school from her Paris workshop in porcelain painting and one of her pupils was Charles Le Guay, who took over her workshop.

Jaquotot died in Toulouse.

References

  1. Marie Victoire Jaquotot in the RKD
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