Robert Édouard Pitot (1778 - 1860)
1778-04-03Port Louis, Mauritius1860-04-02Rivière du Rempart, Mauritius
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 |
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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 |