Élisabeth Terroux

Élisabeth Terroux
Élisabeth Terroux
	Self-portrait, 1788
Born	25 July 1759; Geneva, Republic of Geneva
Died	1822 (aged 62–63); Geneva, Switzerland
Nationality	Swiss
Citizenship	Genevan (1759–98, 1813–15); French (1798–1813); Swiss (1815–22);

Élisabeth Terroux (1759–1822) was a French-Swiss painter from the Republic of Geneva, active in Imperial Russia.

Terroux was born in Geneva and trained under Jean-François Favre [fr].^[1] She became a popular miniature painter and travelled to Russia where she was active for Catherine II. Her self-portrait was shown at the 1878 Paris Exposition, in the exhibition Les Portraits nationaux at Trocadéro.^[2] She died in Geneva.

References

^ Elisabeth Terroux in Bénézit
^ "Notice historique et analytique des peintures, sculptures, tapisseries, miniatures, émaux, dessins, etc. exposés dans les galeries des portraits nationaux au Palais du Trocadéro". Paris : Imprimerie nationale. August 12, 1879 – via Internet Archive.

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[1] Elisabeth Terroux in Bénézit

[2] "Notice historique et analytique des peintures, sculptures, tapisseries, miniatures, émaux, dessins, etc. exposés dans les galeries des portraits nationaux au Palais du Trocadéro". Paris : Imprimerie nationale. August 12, 1879 – via Internet Archive.

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