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Jean-Louis (Lewis) Pache | |
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| Born | 1727 Morges, Vaud, Switzerland |
| Died | 1773 (Aged 46) |
| Occupations | Hosier, Haberdasher and Pastel Merchant |
| Known for | Merchant and Elder in the early Swiss-Huguenot Church [1] |
Jean-Louis (Lewis) Pache (1746-1773) was a Swiss Hosiery, Haberdasher,Pastel Merchant and prominent Swiss-Huguenot who was born in Morges, in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland.[1]
Life
[edit]Pache was of Swiss-Huguenot ancestry, and part of an old historic bourgeoisie family, which included artisans and merchants who'd operated around the Lausanne area since the 17th Century. He was also the Uncle of the prominent pastel supplier Charles Henry-Pache [2]
Lewis ran a successful business in Hays Court off Gerrard Street, Soho, London between 1754-1766. The business covered various services, ranging from Hosiery, Hatters, Glover and Pastel vendors.[3] Lewis' company went through various partnerships during its time; Lewis Pache in 1756, Pache & Davis in 1761, 1762 and 1764, Lewis Pache & Co in 1765 and 1766 (February). [1]
His Pastels were made by the famous Bernard Stoupan, being imported from Lausanne, Switzerland, Lewis advertising that they had gained recommendation from the famous pastel painter Jean Etienne Liotard. [4][1]
His company provided these various services to particularly wealthy client and members of the Aristocracy, such as Lord Byron's sister Augusta Leigh. [5]
He was naturalised in February 1755 [6] and became a prominent member and elder of the Swiss church of Moor St. As well as being a spiritual home for the expatriate Swiss, the church also became a centre of help for poor Swiss in London and played an important role in the protection of the Swiss abroad in the early part of that period. [7] [8]
Death
[edit]Lewis died on the 11th February 1773, and in his will made bequests to his nephew Charles Henry-Pache, son of his brother Jacob Samuel Pache, and to other relatives. It was in October of that year that annuities to the sum of £300, jointly held by Lewis Pache and his partners, were re-registered in the names of the survivors. [9]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "British artists' suppliers, 1650-1950 - P - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk.
- ↑ "Neil Jeffares, Dictionary of pastellists before 1800 - Online edition – Iconographical genealogies" (PDF). www.pastellists.com.
- ↑ Leigh of Stoneleigh papers, see English Short Title Catalogue
- ↑ Public Advertiser 30 April 1760
- ↑ Invoices, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Leigh of Stoneleigh papers, DR18/5)
- ↑ National Archives, SP 36/153/1/37, see Publications of the Huguenot Society, vol.27, 1923, p.156
- ↑ W.H. Manchée, ‘The Swiss Church of Moor Street’, Huguenot Society, vol.17, 1942, p.55)
- ↑ https://swisschurchlondon.org.uk/our-mission/history/
- ↑ Bank of England will extracts, 1717-1845
