Pierre Petitot

Pierre Petitot(11 December 1760, inLangres– 7 November 1840, in Paris) was a French sculptor.

Portrait of Petitot byPierre-Paul Prud'hon,believed to have been painted while both artists were on theirPrix de Rome(between 1785 and 1788)

Funerary monuments of KingLouis XVIandQueen Marie Antoinette(not their graves) by Petitot andEdme Gaulle,at theBasilica of Saint-Denis

Petitot initially studied underClaude François Devosgeat theÉcole des Beaux-ArtsinDijon.In 1788 he won the first major sculpture prize founded by the States of Burgundy, which allowed him to travel and stay in Rome. His award-winning statue was on display in theMusée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon.After he returned to France, he was imprisoned on suspicion of being a counter-revolutionary, and was freed after thefall of Robespierreon 27 July 1794. He regularly exhibited at theSalon (Paris)until 1819. He worked withPierre CartellierandJoseph Espercieux.TheMuseum of Dijonhas an oil on canvas portrait of him painted by the artistPierre-Paul Prud'hon,andThe Louvrealso contains some of his works.

References

• Hoefer (Jean Chrétien Ferdinand) new general biography (Vol.39), published in 1853