Jean Louis Petitot

Jean Louis Petitot was a French enamel painter. He was the eldest son of Jean Petitot, and was instructed in enameling by his father. Some of his works so closely resemble those of the elder Petitot that it is difficult to distinguish between them, and he was really the only serious rival his father ever had. He settled for a while in London, where he stayed until 1682, and painted many enamel portraits of Charles II. In 1682 he moved to Paris, but in 1695 was back again in London, where he remained until his death.