| Isabelle Pinson | |
| Birth Name: | Isabelle Proteau |
| Birth Date: | 1769 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Paris, France |
| Death Place: | Saint-Germain-lès-Corbeil |
| Field: | Painting |
Isabelle Pinson (pronounced as /fr/; ; 26 June 1769 – 18 November 1855), also known as Madame Pinson pronounced as /fr/ was a French genre painter and portraitist. She is most known for her artwork, The Fly Catcher prominently exhibited at the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art.
Born Isabelle Proteau on June 27, 1769 in Paris, France, baptized at the Church of Saint-Sulpice. Isabelle was the daughter of servants, her parents married in 1768 and were in service of the .
Isabelle's mother, Marie Bourdereau (1740–1823),[1] was native to the village of Brinon-sur-Beuvron. Prior to her birth, in 1758, Marie became chambermaid to Isabelle de Jaucourt, sister of Louis de Jaucourt.
Fabien Proteau, Isabelle's father was the valet of the Viscount of Jaucourt. He died when Isabelle was young on April 17, 1771.
After the death of her father, Isabelle was taught and placed under the care of her godmother, Isabelle de Jaucort. She received lessons from renowned artists, Jean-Baptiste Regnault, François-André Vincent and Adelaide Labille-Guiard.
On July 19, 1792, Isabelle married, 23 years her senior. On 18 November 1855, Isabelle died in Saint-Germain-lès-Corbeil.[2]