Abraham Girardet

Abraham Girardet (30 November 1764, Le Locle - 2 January 1823, Paris) was an engraver and illustrator born in the Principality of Neuchâtel.

In 1783, he moved to Paris, where he took lessons in drawing and printmaking from Bénédict Alphonse Nicollet (1743-1807).

His siblings, Abraham Louis, Alexandre, Charles Samuel, and Julie (1769-1817) also worked as engravers.

He remained in Paris during the early stages of the Revolution, creating depictions of major events.

Many of his best known engravings are taken from the Old Masters; notably, the Transfiguration (after Raphael), the Rape of the Sabine Women (after Nicolas Poussin), the Triumph of Titus and Vespasia (after Giulio Romano) and the Dead Savior (after Andrea del Sarto).