Chéreau, Geneviève, active 1807-1820
French publisher and printseller. Married Jacques-Simon Chéreau (approximately 1760-1807) in 1787. After his death in 1807, she published under the name "Veuve Chéreau" as his widow. In 1820, she sold the business to Alexandre Tessier.
- HMML ID
- 571890562136
- PURL
- LC name
- Chéreau, Geneviève, active 1807-1820
- HMML name
- Chéreau, Geneviève, active 1807-1820
- VIAF
Variants
- Basset, Geneviève
- Veuve Chéreau
Personal information
- Activity start
- 1807
- Activity end
- 1820
- Centuries
- 19th century CE
- Gender
- Females
- Place residence
- Associated countries
- Occupations
- Fields of activity
- Languages
Personal relationships
- Family
- Spouses
- Related to
- Chéreau, Jacques-Simon, 1732-1786 (Father-in-law)
General notes
- Description
- Began signing prints (as Veuve Chéreau) after 1807. Some sources confuse Geneviève Chéreau with Geneviève-Marguerite Chéreau (1724?-1782), another of the three women who signed prints as Veuve Chéreau.
- Description
- Succède à Jacques-Simon II Chéreau en 1808. L'enseigne est reprise en 1820 par Alexandre Tessier; address: Paris : 1808-1820. - rue Saint-Jacques, n.10, près la fontaine Saint-Séverin. - Enseigne(s) : Aux Deux Colonnes
- Citations
- "Chéreau, Geneviève (17..-1820?)," BnF Catalogue général, accessed February 23, 2023, https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb14954482j.
Preferred citation
"Chéreau, Geneviève, active 1807-1820." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified February 23, 2023. https://w3id.org/haf/person/571890562136
Change notes
- Date added
- 2023-02-23
- Last edited
- 2023-02-23