Jeanne-Pernette Schenker-Massot

Jeanne-Pernette Schenker-Massot, often referred to simply as Pernette Massot (November 13, 1761 – January 17, 1828) was a Swiss miniaturist, pastellist, and engraver.

Portrait of a Man, pastel, c. 1780

Born in Geneva, Schenker-Massot was the elder sister of the painter Firmin Massot, and has traditionally been described as his first teacher.[1] Her own teacher is said to have been Jean-Baptiste Carvelle, a French expatriate in Switzerland.[2] In 1794 she married the miniaturist and engraver Nicolas Schenker, with whom she would have two children.

References
  1. Profile in the Dictionary of Pastellists Before 1800.
  2. Rigaud, Jean-Jacques. "Firmin Massot". In Renseignements sur les beaux-arts à Genève. Geneva: J.-G. Fick, 1876. – P. 246.
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