Pierre François Tardieu

French, 1711 - 1771

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The image shows a rustic and natural landscape with a wolf and a fox near a rooster. A fence curves towards a river dividing the scene. The horizon is defined by the river and opposite land. The brushstrokes are fine and detailed, creating texture. The color palette includes muted earth tones, greens, blues, and pastel hues for the sky. In the distance, a rural dwelling with a red roof is surrounded by trees and a mountain.
Pierre François Tardieu, Le loup et le renard (The Wolf and the Fox), published 1759, hand-colored etching, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Ware, 1975.81.30

Le loup et le renard (The Wolf and the Fox)

Pierre François Tardieu · published 1759 · hand-colored etching ·  Accession ID  1975.81.30
This image shows a brown fox and turkeys near a rustic house. The fox is looking at turkeys perched on tree branches. The setting includes a wooden fence, an old stone building with a red roof, and a full moon in the sky. Two turkeys are on the ground near the fox. The painting style resembles the detailed illustrations of the 18th century, similar to Jean-Baptiste Oudry's work.
Pierre François Tardieu, Le renard et les poulets d'Inde (The Fox and the Hens from India), published 1759, hand-colored etching, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Ware, 1975.81.29

Le renard et les poulets d'Inde (The Fox and the Hens from India)

Pierre François Tardieu · published 1759 · hand-colored etching ·  Accession ID  1975.81.29
This is a artwork of cherubs and angels surrounding a crowned emblem. The scene contains classical and allegorical symbolism, with winged figures set against swirling clouds. At the center, the emblem displays a crown above three fleur-de-lis symbols and laurel branches on either side. The composition features figures draped in flowing garments, set against grand architectural columns.
Jacques Nicolas Tardieu, Pierre François Tardieu, Royal Coat of Arms of Louis XV, c. 1745, engraving on laid paper, Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection, 1985.61.417

Royal Coat of Arms of Louis XV

Jacques Nicolas Tardieu, Pierre François Tardieu · c. 1745 · engraving on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1985.61.417
The image shows an ornate stone structure with a large urn placed centrally on a pedestal, adorned with floral arrangements. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of gray. The urn is surrounded by two smaller spherical ornaments on either side with carvings and floral motifs. Foliage grows around and below the pedestal, and the background shows a cloudy sky.
Marie-Anne Rousselet, Pierre François Tardieu, Jean François Daumont, Vases nouveaux composés par M. Jacque, c. 1750-1771, bound volume with six etchings with engraving (including title page) on laid paper, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, 2023.104.1

Vases nouveaux composés par M. Jacque

Marie-Anne Rousselet, Pierre François Tardieu, Jean François Daumont · c. 1750-1771 · bound volume with six etchings with engraving (including title page) on laid paper ·  Accession ID  2023.104.1
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Voyage Pittoresque de la Grece, Tome Second

Jean Dambrun, Charles Nicolas Varin, Pierre François Tardieu, Pierre Nicolas Rannsonette, Jean Mathieu, Ambroise Tardieu, Pierre-Philippe Choffard, Louis-Joseph Masquelier, Marie-Gabriel-August-Florent, Comte de Choiseul-Gouffier · published 1782/1822 · 1 vol: ill: engraved title-page vignette plus 34 etching and engravings (12 are printed 3 to a page, 10 are 2 to a page, 5 double-page, rest full-page, versos blank) artists include: Bouclet, Lorieux, Pierre François Tardieu, Jean Mathieu, M.A.Benoist, Doudan, Decquevauvillier, Barnes, Pierre-Philippe Choffard, Jean Dambrun, Degenth, Devilliers, Louis-Joseph Masquilier, Pierre Nicolas Ransonnette, Denys Rousseau, Ambroise Tardieu and Charles Nicolas Varin after Jean Baptiste Hilair, LouisFrançois Cassas, Fauvel, Meunier, F. Kauffer, M. Cousinery ·  Accession ID  1985.61.473
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Oeuvres (volume I)

Various Artists, Jean Racine, Jacques Aliamet, Noël Le Mire, Louis-Simon Lempereur, Dominique Sornique, Pierre François Tardieu, Jean-Charles Baquoy, Jean-Jacques Flipart, Juste Chevillet, Jean Daullé · published 1760 · 1 vol: ill: engravings ·  Accession ID  1942.9.1813
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Le Decameron ... (volume V)

Various Artists, Giovanni Boccaccio, Francois-Germain Aliamet, Pierre-Philippe Choffard, Louis-Simon Lempereur, Jean Jacques Pasquier, Augustin de Saint-Aubin, Noël Le Mire, Pierre François Tardieu, Jean-Jacques Flipart, Louis-Claude Legrand, Pierre Etienne Moitte, Jean Ouvrier · published 1757/1761 · 1 vol: ill: etchings & engravings by Aliamet, Choffard, Lempereur, Pasquier, St.Aubin, Le Mire, Tardieu, Flipart, Legrand, Moitte, and Ouvrier after Gravelot, Boucher, and Eisen ·  Accession ID  1942.9.800
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Le Decameron ... (volume II)

Various Artists, Giovanni Boccaccio, Noël Le Mire, Francois-Germain Aliamet, Louis-Simon Lempereur, Jean-Jacques Flipart, Jean Ouvrier, Pierre François Tardieu, Pierre Francois Martenasie · published 1757/1761 · 1 vol: ill: etchings and engravings ·  Accession ID  1942.9.797
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Le Decameron ... (volume III)

Various Artists, Giovanni Boccaccio, Noël Le Mire, Francois-Germain Aliamet, Louis-Simon Lempereur, Jean-Jacques Flipart, Pierre-Philippe Choffard, Etienne Fessard, Augustin de Saint-Aubin, Pierre Etienne Moitte, Jean Jacques Pasquier, Jean-Charles Baquoy, Pierre François Tardieu, Pierre Francois Martenasie, François Boucher · published 1757/1761 · 1 vol: ill: etchings & engravings ·  Accession ID  1942.9.798
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Le Decameron ... (volume IV)

Various Artists, Giovanni Boccaccio, Francois-Germain Aliamet, Louis-Simon Lempereur, Jean Jacques Pasquier, Jean-Jacques Flipart, Jean-Charles Baquoy, Jean Ouvrier, Pierre Francois Martenasie, Pierre François Tardieu · published 1757/1761 · bound volume with etchings and engravings ·  Accession ID  1942.9.799