Élisabeth Terroux
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Elisabeth Terroux | |
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Born | 25 July 1759 |
Died | 1822 |
Nationality | Switzerland |
Elisabeth 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.