Nicolas Perignon

Nicolas Perignon
Born1726 Edit this on Wikidata
Died4 January 1782 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 55–56)
OccupationPainter, printmaker, architect Edit this on Wikidata

Nicolas Perignon[1] or Pérignon,[2] also known as Alexis-Nicolas Perignon, the Elder[3] (1726 – 4 January 1782[4]), was a French painter, draughtsman, and engraver. He specialized in portraits, rustic scenes, landscapes, and seascapes.[3][5]

Perignon was born in Nancy and died in Paris. He travelled to Italy and Switzerland, creating numerous drawings, which he later reproduced as engravings.[3] Perignon was made a member of the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture in 1774[6] and exhibited mostly gouaches of country scenes at the Paris Salons of 1775, 1779, and 1781.[3] According to Benezit, "his work is sought after."[3]

Notes

  1. ^ "Perignon, Nicolas", Union List of Artist Names Online; Witt Library 2014.
  2. ^ "Nicolas Pérignon", National Gallery of Art website.
  3. ^ a b c d e Benezit 2006.
  4. ^ "Mort de M. Pérignon", Baur 1889, p. 96; Benezit 2006.
  5. ^ "Pérignon Alexis-Nicolas (1726-1782) ", Gallica.
  6. ^ "Réception de M. Pérignon", Montaiglon 1888, p. 153.

Bibliography

  • Baur, J. (1990). Procès-verbaux de l'Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture, 1648-1793, Volume 9 (1780–1788). Paris: Charavay frères. Copy at Google Books.
  • Benezit Dictionary of Artists (2006), vol. 10, pp. 1171–1172 ("Perignon, Alexis Nicolas, the Elder"). Paris: Gründ. ISBN 9782700030709.
  • Montaiglon, Anatole de (1888). Procès-verbaux de l'Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture, 1648-1793, Volume 8 (1769–1779). Paris: Charavay frères. Copy at Google Books.
  • Witt Library (2014). ("PERIGNON, Nicolas") in A Checklist of Painters c1200-1976 represented in the Witt Library, Courtauld Institute of Art, London, second edition, p. 396. New York: Routledge. OCLC 950514642.