Biography
Tardieu was part of a :de:Tardieu (Familie), family of engravers. His brothers were :de:Antoine François Tardieu, Antoine François Tardieu and :de:Jean Baptiste Pierre Tardieu, Jean Baptiste Pierre Tardieu. His nephews Ambroise Tardieu, Ambroise and :de:Pierre Antoine Tardieu, Pierre Antoine Tardieu also worked in this industry. He learned his craft from his uncle Jacques-Nicolas Tardieu and his godfather Johann Georg Wille. His role models were Gérard Edelinck and Robert Nanteuil. He was considered one of the few engravers who could also implement painted templates with great skill and fineness. He had many students, but especially Auguste Gaspard Louis Desnoyers stood out. In 1822 he took over the seat of Charles Clément Balvay in the Académie des Beaux-Arts. In 1825 he was appointed Knight of Legion of Honor. Furthermore, he was a member of the Imperial Academy of Arts, Petersburg Academy and the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera , Milan Academy.References
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*Domenico Gabrielli, ''Dictionnaire historique du cimetière du Père-Lachaise (XVIIIe et XIXe siècles)'', l'Amateur (ed.), 2002 1756 births 1844 deaths 18th-century French engravers 19th-century French engravers Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery {{France-engraver-stub