Abraham Girardet


Abraham Girardet was a Swiss engraver and illustrator.

Biography

He was the eldest son of the publisher and bookseller, Samuel Girardet. In 1783, he moved to Paris, where he took lessons in drawing and printmaking from Bénédict Alphonse Nicollet, a fellow Swiss immigrant. His siblings,,, and Julie also worked as engravers.
He remained in Paris during the early stages of the Revolution, creating depictions of major events. From 1792 to 1794, however, he returned to Switzerland and became a teacher in Neuchâtel. This was followed by an extended trip to Italy. When he returned to Paris in 1795, he focused on making prints.
Many of his best known engravings are taken from the Old Masters; notably, the Transfiguration, the Rape of the Sabine Women, the Triumph of Titus and Vespasia and the Dead Savior.
He received awards at the Salon in 1806 and 1808. In his later years, he was a drawing teacher at the Gobelins Manufactory.