Nicolas Pitau

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Nicolas Pitau the Senior (13 May 1632 – 11 February 1671) was a Flemish engraver and printmaker.

Born in Antwerp on 13 May 1632 Pitau began his training with his godfather Nicolaes Louwers in around 1650. In 1656 Pitau moved to Paris where he began producing etched plates after the work of Philippe de Champaigne. In 1666 he began to publish plates after the work of Gerard Edelinck. On 4 June 1670 his son, Nicolas Pitau the Younger was born. A year later on 11 February 1671 Nicholas Pitau died in Paris.

[edit] External Links

• Works by Nicholas Pitau at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Persondata
NAME	Pitau, Nicolas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	engraver
DATE OF BIRTH	13 May 1632 –
PLACE OF BIRTH	Antwerp, Netherlands
DATE OF DEATH	11 February 1671
PLACE OF DEATH	Paris, France