Claude Niquet

Claude Niquet was a printmaker known to be active in 1798. Their specialized output centers on documentation of the revolutionary period in France. Although biographical details are scarce, Niquet's importance is established through the historical and documentary value of their known works, five of which are represented in museum collections, including the Art Institute of Chicago.

Niquet contributed several plates to the crucial series Tableaux historiques de la Révolution française. These engravings focus on specific political crises and high-stakes events leading up to or during the French Revolution. Key works preserved in collections include Assembly of Notable People, Held at Versailles, The Arrest of Éprémesnil and Goislard, and Charles-Philippe d’Artois Leaving for the Cour des Aides, Paris.

Further represented in institutional holdings are the prints Fire in the Guard House on the Pont Neuf and Special Session Held by Louis XVI at the Palace. These Claude Niquet prints offer detailed visual evidence of late eighteenth-century French history. As historical media, these documentary works are often found in the public domain, allowing institutions to provide high-quality prints for scholarly research and access.