Sergent-Marceau, Emira, 1753-1834

[Emira Sergent-Marceau (1753-1834) was a French printer, engraver, and draughtsman, mostly of portraits. She was born Marie Jeanne Louise Françoise Suzanne Marceau-Desgraviers, and in 1768 she married Champion de Cernel. In 1795, she married again, this time wedding her teacher, Antoine François Sergent, who took part of her name as his own.]

found: Tableaux de l'univers et des connoissances humaines, 1802:leaf 1 (Emira Marceau-Sergent sculp.)

found: World Biog. Info, June 1, 2007(Sergent-Marceau, Emira, 1753-1834; engraver)

found: HMML 00358 (online via vHMML), viewed on July 20, 2020(Extracted from Portraits des grands hommes, femmes illustres et sujets mémorables de France, a series of colour prints executed by Antoine Sergent, Marie Louise Cernel, Louis Le Coeur, Jean Baptiste Morret, Ridé and L. Roger, and published in Paris by Pierre Blin between 1786 and 1792) - https://w3id.org/vhmml/museum/view/2318

found: Benezit dictionary of artists (online via Oxford Art Online), viewed on July 20, 2020(Champion de Cernel, Marie Jeanne Louise Françoise Suzanne also known as Emira (anagram of Marie); maiden name: Marceau-Desgraviers; Born 11 July 1753, in Chartres (Eure-et-Loir); died 1834, in Nice; French, engraver and draughtsman; a pupil of Sergent, whom she married in 1795; went into exile for 2 years, spent in Basel, Switzerland; had to leave France again in 1803, and went to Italy) - https://doi.org/10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00035256

found: Marie Louise Sergent-Marceau (online via The British Museum), viewed on July 20, 2020("Marie Jeanne Louise Françoise Suzanne Marceau-Desgraviers, married (1) Champion de Cernel in 1768 (2) Antoine François Sergent in 1795. In 1794 took name Emira (anagram of Marie). Engraver, mainly of portraits"; variants = Marie Louise Sergent-Marceau; Cernel, Marie Champion de; Cernelle, Marie Champion de, Champion de Cernel, Marie, Marceau, Emira) - https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG45900

[Emira Sergent-Marceau (1753-1834) was a French printer, engraver, and draughtsman, mostly of portraits. She was born Marie Jeanne Louise Françoise Suzanne Marceau-Desgraviers, and in 1768 she married Champion de Cernel. In 1795, she married again, this time wedding her teacher, Antoine François Sergent, who took part of her name as his own.]