Pierre georges jeanniot biography for kids
Pierre georges jeanniot biography for kids
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Pierre-Georges Jeanniot
French painter (–)
Pierre-Georges Jeanniot (&#;) was a Swiss-FrenchImpressionistpainter, designer, watercolorist, and engraver who was born in Geneva, Switzerland, and died in France.
His work often depicts the modern life in Paris.
Biography
The artistic education of Pierre-Georges Jeanniot began with his father, Pierre-Alexandre Jeanniot (–), a longtime director of l'École des Beaux-Arts of Dijon, France.
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Pierre-Georges Jeanniot started out pursuing a military career, as an infantry officer (–). He was a lieutenant with the Twenty-third Infantry from to He fought in the Franco-Prussian War, was wounded at Rezonville, and was awarded the Légion d'Honneur.
He subsequently served with the Ninety-fourth Infantry and the Seventy-third Infantry. At the time he left the army he held the rank of major, with the Chasseurs à Pieds.[1]
He never ceased drawing.
He was known for the first time in at the art exhibition Salon de Paris, where he