Quenedey, Edme

Painter, inventor, 1756 - 1830

Portrait of a Man by Edmé Quenedey (1756-1830)

Quenedey, Edme: A painter of miniature portraits, he worked with the engraver Chrétien, the inventor of the physiognotrace. Thanks to this instrument, he created thousands of small pocket portraits, which were all the rage in Paris at the beginning of the Revolution.

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