Bénédict-Alphonse Nicolet
See also: Nicolet (homonymy)
Bénédict-Alphonse Nicolet , born with Saint-Imier the April 19th 1743 and died in Paris in 1807, is a Swiss engraver. Mayor of Saint-Imier during a few months, it illustrated himself at the court of Marie-Antoinette where it officiated as engraver of the queen.
After notary's offices, Bénédict-Alphonse Nicolet started an administrative career, according to the traces of his father which it succeeded as secretary of the country, clerk baillival and clerk of justice of Saint-Imier. Leaving the administration then, it acquired the rudiments of engraving with Morat, in the Canton of Freiburg, near a French artist. It continued its formation in the large Parisian Masters of the time, Jacques Couché and Charles-Nicolas Cochin.
Bénédict-Alphonse Nicolet signed then a remarkable gallery of portraits and contributed to the illustration of great publications like the French Museum or the gallery of the Palais Royal .
With the end of the year 1785, the town hall of Saint-Imier being vacant, it made application form and was indicated at this station by the prince-bishop. But its new function was transitory. Of return to Paris to liquidate its business there, it pretexted reasons for health to present its resignation.
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