Nicolas Perignon Explained

Nicolas Perignon^[1] or Pérignon,^[2] also known as Alexis-Nicolas Perignon, the Elder (1726 – 4 January 1782^[3]), was a French painter, draughtsman, and engraver. He specialized in portraits, rustic scenes, landscapes, and seascapes.^{[4] [5]}

Perignon was born in Nancy and died in Paris. He travelled to Italy and Switzerland, creating numerous drawings, which he later reproduced as engravings.^[4] Perignon was made a member of the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture in 1774^[6] and exhibited mostly gouaches of country scenes at the Paris Salons of 1775, 1779, and 1781.^[4] According to Benezit, "his work is sought after."^[4]

Bibliography

• Baur, J. (1990). Procès-verbaux de l'Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture, 1648-1793, Volume 9 (1780–1788). Paris: Charavay frères. Copy at Google Books.
• Benezit Dictionary of Artists (2006), vol. 10, pp. 1171–1172 ("Perignon, Alexis Nicolas, the Elder"). Paris: Gründ. .
• Montaiglon, Anatole de (1888). Procès-verbaux de l'Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture, 1648-1793, Volume 8 (1769–1779). Paris: Charavay frères. Copy at Google Books.
• Witt Library (2014). ("PERIGNON, Nicolas") in A Checklist of Painters c1200-1976 represented in the Witt Library, Courtauld Institute of Art, London, second edition, p. 396. New York: Routledge. .

Notes and References

1. http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500016364 "Perignon, Nicolas"
2. https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.13355.html#works "Nicolas Pérignon"
3. https://books.google.com/books?id=1GIEAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA96 "Mort de M. Pérignon", Baur 1889, p. 96
4. Benezit 2006.
5. https://gallica.bnf.fr/services/engine/search/sru?operation=searchRetrieve&exactSearch=false&collapsing=true&version=1.2&query=(dc.creator%20all%20%22Pérignon,%20Alexis-Nicolas%20(1726-1782)%22%20or%20dc.contributor%20all%20%22Pérignon,%20Alexis-Nicolas%20(1726-1782)%22%20)%20&suggest=10&keywords=Pérignon,%20Alexis-Nicolas%20(1726-1782)# "Pérignon Alexis-Nicolas (1726-1782) "
6. https://books.google.com/books?id=T28EAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA153 "Réception de M. Pérignon", Montaiglon 1888, p. 153