Élisabeth Terroux
Swiss artist (1759–1822)
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Élisabeth Terroux (1759–1822) was a French-Swiss painter from the Republic of Geneva, active in Imperial Russia.
Born25 July 1759
Died1822 (aged 62–63)
Geneva, Switzerland
Citizenship
- Genevan (1759–98, 1813–15)
- French (1798–1813)
- Swiss (1815–22)
Élisabeth Terroux | |
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Self-portrait, 1788 | |
| Born | 25 July 1759 |
| Died | 1822 (aged 62–63) Geneva, Switzerland |
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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 1878 Paris Exposition, in the exhibition Les Portraits nationaux at Trocadéro.[2] She died in Geneva.
