Artist
G
Giles Edme Petit
1694–1760
132130
Works
66
Years lived
Painter
Style
Giles’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
Selected works
132130 pieces
Rocky Promontory with Ruins and Cascades (recto); Sketch of Cliff with Buildings (verso)
Attributed to Giles Edme Petit French, 1694-1760
Bureau Secretary
Attributed to Giles Grendey (born England, 1693–1780) London
Side Chair
Giles Grendey (English, 1693–1780) London, England
Garden Entrance
Jacques Petit French, born 1925
The Petite Creuse River
Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)
Lamp in Petit Montrouge
Todd Webb American, 1905–2000
Shore Line
Howard Giles American, 1876-1955
A Saint Clothing the Poor Among the Ruins of an Earthquake
Attributed to Edme Bouchardon French, 1698-1762
Saint Francis Holding a Crucifix
Attributed to Edme Bouchardon (French, 1698-1762) after Pierre Legros II (French, 1666-1719)
![The Petitions [right part] from The Story of Artemisia](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/a597facd-9306-2729-d5b6-d63025ba5928/full/400,/0/default.jpg)
The Petitions [right part] from The Story of Artemisia
After a design by Antoine Caron (1521–1599) Woven at an unknown workshop at the Manufacture du Faubourg Saint-Marcel France, Paris
The Boston Clipper, Lightning
P. Giles American, 19th century
Chair
Attributed to Giles Grendey (born England, 1693–1780) London
Alfred Naquet (French chemist and politician, 1834-1916)
Pierre Petit French, 1832–1909
Chair
Attributed to Giles Grendey (born England, 1693–1780) London
Justice
Attributed to Edme Bouchardon (French, 1698-1762) or after Carlo Maratti (Italian, 1625-1713) or Francesco Albani (Italian, 1578-1660) or Giuseppe Bartolomeo Chiari (Italian, 1654-1727
Alfred-Armand-Louise-Marie Velpeau (French surgeon and anatomist, 1795-1867)
Pierre Petit French, 1832–1909
Bag
Made by Lebolt & Company, 1899–1922 United States, Illinois, Chicago
Le Petit Jour (Morning)
Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739-1792) after S. Freudeberg (Swiss, 1745-1801)
Physionomies Parisiennes: Petit Commerce. La Monnaie d'un Ballon.
Paul Gavarni French, 1804-1866
Émile Littré (French lexicographer and philosopher, 1801-1881)
Pierre Petit French, 1832–1909