Pierre-Étienne Falconet
(1741-1791), Portrait painterArtist associated with 34 portraits
Parisian-born Falconet moved to London in around 1765 to train with Sir Joshua Reynolds. He was a member of the Incorporated Society of Artists, and contributed forty pictures to their exhibitions from 1767 to 1773. Falconet is best known for a set of portraits of eminent artists that he produced in 1768-9. Drawn in profile in black lead, with a slight tint of colour on the cheeks, they include portraits of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Sir William Chambers, Francis Cotes, George Stubbs and many others.
by James Watson, published by Robert Sayer, after Pierre-Étienne Falconet
mezzotint, circa 1764-1774
NPG D40402
by Valentine Green, sold by Ryland and Bryer, after Pierre-Étienne Falconet
mezzotint, circa 1765-1780
NPG D6949
by Valentine Green, after Pierre-Étienne Falconet
mezzotint, (1767)
NPG D10599
by D.P. Pariset, after Pierre-Étienne Falconet
stipple engraving, (1768)
NPG D5426
by D.P. Pariset, after Pierre-Étienne Falconet
stipple engraving, circa 1768-1769
NPG D8405
by D.P. Pariset, after Pierre-Étienne Falconet
stipple engraving, (1768)
NPG D13798
George Simon Harcourt, 2nd Earl Harcourt
by D.P. Pariset, published by and after Pierre-Étienne Falconet
stipple engraving, (1768)
NPG D14578
by D.P. Pariset, published by and after Pierre-Étienne Falconet
stipple engraving, 1768
NPG D14700
by D.P. Pariset, published by and after Pierre-Étienne Falconet
stipple engraving, 1768
NPG D20191
by D.P. Pariset, published by and after Pierre-Étienne Falconet
stipple engraving, circa 1768-1769
NPG D20298
by D.P. Pariset, sold by Ryland and Bryer, sold by and after Pierre-Étienne Falconet
stipple engraving, (1768)
NPG D20442
by D.P. Pariset, after Pierre-Étienne Falconet
stipple engraving, 1768
NPG D20562
by D.P. Pariset, sold by Ryland and Bryer, sold by and after Pierre-Étienne Falconet
stipple engraving, (1768)
NPG D20563
by D.P. Pariset, after Pierre-Étienne Falconet
stipple engraving, (1769)
NPG D2041
by D.P. Pariset, after Pierre-Étienne Falconet
stipple engraving, 1769
NPG D3239
by D.P. Pariset, after Pierre-Étienne Falconet
stipple engraving, 1769
NPG D3240
by D.P. Pariset, after Pierre-Étienne Falconet
stipple engraving, (1769)
NPG D5453
by D.P. Pariset, after Pierre-Étienne Falconet
stipple engraving, (1769)
NPG D6883
by D.P. Pariset, sold by Ryland and Bryer, sold by and after Pierre-Étienne Falconet
stipple engraving, (1769)
NPG D20153
'Mrs Green and Child' (Rupert Green; Mary Green)
by Valentine Green, published by Robert Sayer, after Pierre-Étienne Falconet
mezzotint, published 16 October 1770
NPG D34903
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