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Élisabeth Terroux

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Élisabeth Terroux
Self-portrait, 1788
Born25 July 1759
Died1822
Geneva, Switzerland
NationalityGenevan, then Swiss since 1815

Élisabeth Terroux (1759–1822) was a Swiss painter active in Russia.

Terroux was born in Geneva and trained under Jean-François Favre.[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 Paris Exposition Universelle (1878), "Les Portraits nationaux", palais du Trocadéro.[2]

Terroux died in Geneva.

References

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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.