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Isabelle Pinson
Self-Portrait (1823)
Born
Isabelle Proteau

(1769-06-27)27 June 1769
Died18 November 1855(1855-11-18) (aged 86)
Known forPainting
Spouse
(m. 1792; died 1828)

Isabelle Pinson (French: [izabɛl pɛ̃.sɔn]; née Isabelle Proteau; 26 June 1769 – 18 November 1855), also known as Madame Pinson French: [ma.dam pɛ̃.sɔn] was a French genre painter and portraitist. She is most known for her artwork, The Fly Catcher prominently exhibited at the Snite Museum of Art.

Biography

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Early Life (1769–1796)

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Birth and background

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Minature portrait of Isabelle by Lié Louis Périn-Salbreux (1790)

Born Isabelle Proteau on June 27, 1769 in Paris, France,[1] baptized at the Church of Saint-Sulpice.[a][2] Isabelle was the daughter of servants, her parents married in 1768 and were in service of the Jaucourt family.[3]

Isabelle's mother, Marie Bourdereau (1740–1823),[4] was native to the village of Brinon-sur-Beuvron. Prior to her birth, in 1758, Marie became chambermaid to Isabelle de Jaucourt, sister of Louis de Jaucourt.[2][3]

Fabien Proteau, Isabelle's father was the valet of Viscount of Jaucourt. He died when Isabelle was young on April 17, 1771.[5]

Education

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After the death of her father, Isabelle was taught and placed in the care of her godmother, Isabelle de Jaucort.[6] She received lessons from renowned artists, Jean-Baptiste Regnault, François-André Vincent and Adelaide Labille-Guiard.[6]

Marriage

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On July 19, 1792, Isabelle married André-Pierre Pinson, 23 years her senior.[7] On 18 November 1855, Isabelle died in Saint-Germain-lès-Corbeil.[8]

Artworks

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Notes

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  1. ^ French: Église Saint-Sulpice.

References

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  1. ^ French Republic 1889, p. 435.
  2. ^ a b Boulinier 1997, pp. 351–357.
  3. ^ a b Boulinier 2004, pp. 249–254.
  4. ^ "Reconstruction death certificate of Marie Bourdereau". Archived from the original on October 7, 2022.
  5. ^ Boulinier 2004, p. 249–250.
  6. ^ a b Boulinier 2004, p. 250.
  7. ^ Boulinier 2004, p. 251–252.
  8. ^ "Death certificate of Isabelle Pinson". Archived from the original on May 24, 2022.

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