Jean Petitot the Younger was the eldest son of the enamel painter Jean Petitot the Elder (1607-1691) and his wife, Marguerite Cuper. He came from France to England around 1670 to learn the art of miniature painting from Samuel Cooper and by 1677 he was working for King Charles II. In 1682, he returned to Paris where he married the daughter of his father's friend and fellow enamel painter, Jacques Bordier.
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