Robert Édouard Pitot (1778 - 1860)

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Robert Édouard Pitot

Robert Édouard Pitot was a Mauritian painter and printmaker.

Pitot excelled in drawing the plants, trees and landscapes of the island. In 1848, the lithographic firm Imprimerie Lithographique published his Album Mauricien, a selection of colored views and fruits of Mauritius, and in 1850. - Arbres Coloriés. Pitot also produced some excellent oil paintings and watercolors. His drawings were honored with awards, notably at the first exhibition of art and painting held by the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences of Mauritius in October-November 1847.

Date and place of birt:3 april 1778, Port Louis, Mauritius
Date and place of death:2 april 1860, Rivière du Rempart, Mauritius
Period of activity: XVIII, XIX century
Specialization:Artist, Engraver, Painter
Genre:Flower still life, Landscape painting
Art style:Baroque, Romanticism

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