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Aimée Thibault

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Aimée Thibault
Born(1784-01-02)January 2, 1784
Bordeaux, France
DiedFebruary 6, 1868(1868-02-06) (aged 84)
Paris, France
Resting placeMontmartre Cemetery
EducationÉtienne-Charles Le Guay [fr], Daniel Saint [fr]
Known forPortrait miniature

Aimée Thibault (2 January 1784 – 6 February 1868) was a French miniaturist who painted miniature portraits of people including Napoleon II and Ferdinand VII.

Early life

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Thibault was born on 2 January 1784 in Bordeaux, France, and baptized on 4 January.[1] She was educated in painting by Étienne-Charles Le Guay [fr] and Daniel Saint [fr];[2] Saint was influenced by the works of Jean-Baptiste Isabey, and this influence is reflected in Thibault's portraits.[3]

Artistic career

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The King of Rome [Napoleon II], as a child, writing to his father [Napoleon] (1812–1814)

Thibault made her debut at the Salon art exhibition in Paris in 1804 and continued to exhibit her art there until 1810.[2] In 1817 she painted miniatures of King Ferdinand VII of Spain and his wife Maria Isabel of Braganza, described by the author Manuel Ossorio y Bernard [es] as "perfect in appearance and cleanliness of work".[3][4] She traveled to New York City for a short time in 1836.[5]

Thibault died on 6 February 1868 at her house in Paris; she was buried on 7 February at Montmartre Cemetery.[6]

References

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  1. ^ 1er janvier 1784-28 décembre 1784 (in French). 1784. p. 4.
  2. ^ a b "Thibault, Aimée". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. 30 October 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00181690. ISBN 978-0-19-977378-7.
  3. ^ a b "María Isabel Francisca de Braganza". Mis Museos (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  4. ^ Ossorio y Bernard, Manuel (1868). Galería biografica de artistas españoles del siglo XIX [Biographical gallery of Spanish artists of the 19th century] (in Spanish). p. 12.
  5. ^ Jaffe, Irma B. (1989). The Italian Presence in American Art, 1760-1860. Fordham University Press. ISBN 978-0-8232-1249-1. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  6. ^ "Faits divers". La Patrie (in French). 3 March 1868. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
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