Robert Gardelle, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetRobert Gardelle
Genevan artist
Date of Birth: 09-Apr-1682
Place of Birth: Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland
Date of Death: 07-Mar-1766
Profession: painter
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Robert Gardelle
- Robert Gardelle (1682-1766) was a Swiss artist, born in Geneva, then in the Republic of Geneva.
- Gardelle studied under Largillière in Paris, where he distinguished himself as a portrait painter, producing also etchings of portraits and of views of Geneva.
- Gardelle is known for both the quantity of portraits he produced and the speed with which he produced them; Cambridge University Library noted during a 1978 exhibition that Gardelle was prolific and "often painted portraits in two or three days."
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