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Bernard Picart

French engraver (1673-1733)
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Summary

Bernard Picart was born on June 11, 1673[1], in Paris[2]. He died on May 8, 1733[3], in Amsterdam[4]. He worked as a copper engraver[5], printmaker[6], etcher[7], draftsperson[8], and mezzotinter[9]. He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: January 1, 1673[11], March 11, 1673[12]
  • Date of death: January 1, 1733[13], May 8, 1755[14]
  • Father: Étienne Picart[15]
  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of France[16]
  • Occupation: xylographer[17], printseller[18], publisher[19], visual artist[20], engraver[21], exlibrist[22], painter[23], miniature painter[24], collector[25]
  • Educated at: Stadstekenacademie[26]
  • Student: Joseph Aved[27], Henri Simon Thomassin[28], Louis Fabricius Dubourg[29], Jacobus Schijnvoet[30], Philippus Endlich[31], Balthasar Bernaerts[32]
  • Sex or gender: male[33]
  • Commons category: Bernard Picart[34]
  • Family name: Picart[35]
  • Given name: Bernard[36], Bernart[37]
  • Work location: Java[38], Schermerhorn[39], Amsterdam[40]
  • Floruit: January 1, 1732[41]
  • Described by source: Svensk uppslagsbok[42], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[43], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[44], BEIC Digital Library[45], De boekhandel te Amsterdam voornamelijk in de 17e eeuw : biographische en geschiedkundige aanteekeningen[46], Biographisch woordenboek der Nederlanden[47], Geschiedenis der Vaderlandsche Schilderkunst[48]

Why It Matters

Bernard Picart is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

FAQs

Where was Bernard Picart born?

Bernard Picart's place of birth was Paris[2].

Where did Bernard Picart die?

Bernard Picart passed away in Amsterdam[4].

Who were Bernard Picart's parents?

Bernard Picart's father was Étienne Picart[15].

What did Bernard Picart do for work?

Bernard Picart worked as a copper engraver[5], printmaker[6], etcher[7], draftsperson[8], and mezzotinter[9].

Where did Bernard Picart go to school?

Bernard Picart was educated at Stadstekenacademie[26].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . artist list of the National Museum of Sweden. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . NMVW-collection website. Retrieved . collectiegelderland.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . museabrugge.be. Retrieved . museabrugge.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . Repertorium van Nederlandse kaartmakers. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . online catalogue of Huis van het boek. Retrieved . mmm-web.adlibhosting.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [23] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [11] ↑ . NMVW-collection website. Retrieved . kmska.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [12] ↑ . museabrugge.be. Retrieved . museabrugge.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [13] ↑ . NMVW-collection website. Retrieved . kmska.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [14] ↑ . museabrugge.be. Retrieved . museabrugge.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [36] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [30] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [31] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [32] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . collectiegelderland.nl. Retrieved . collectiegelderland.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . Repertorium van Nederlandse kaartmakers. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  46. [47] ↑ . Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  47. [48] ↑ . Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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