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PORTRAIT OF JACQUES DUMONT LE ROMAIN PLAYING THE GUITAR
Auction: 01/29/2009 - 1/30/2009
Lot: 66
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Maurice Quentin de La Tour AUCTION RECORDS
1704 Picardy, France - 1788. Known for: Portrait painting.
At the age of twenty-three, after garnering a few commissions in London, Maurice Quentin de la Tour set himself up as a portraitist in Paris. A native of Picardy, in 1727, he cannily proclaimed... Read full biography
At the age of twenty-three, after garnering a few commissions in London, Maurice Quentin de la Tour set himself up as a portraitist in Paris. A native of Picardy, in 1727, he cannily proclaimed himself an English painter. Pastel portraiture was all the rage, and de la Tour prudently devoted himself... Read full biography
At the age of twenty-three, after garnering a few commissions in London, Maurice Quentin de la Tour set himself up as a portraitist in Paris. A native of Picardy, in 1727, he cannily proclaimed himself an English painter. Pastel portraiture was all the rage, and de la Tour prudently devoted himself entirely to pastels. He was summoned by Louis XV to Versailles, and along with other prominent painters of the day, was soon awarded quarters in the Louvre, which then served as a royally endowed... Read full biography
At the age of twenty-three, after garnering a few commissions in London, Maurice Quentin de la Tour set himself up as a portraitist in Paris. A native of Picardy, in 1727, he cannily proclaimed himself an English painter. Pastel portraiture was all the rage, and de la Tour prudently devoted himself entirely to pastels. He was summoned by Louis XV to Versailles, and along with other prominent painters of the day, was soon awarded quarters in the Louvre, which then served as a royally endowed artists' colony. In 1750, Louis named him official court painter. It was an age of spectacular superficiality, and he portrayed his clients as they wished to see themselves, without ignoring their unreal smiles and bored, malicious eyes. De la Tour... Read full biography
At the age of twenty-three, after garnering a few commissions in London, Maurice Quentin de la Tour set himself up as a portraitist in Paris. A native of Picardy, in 1727, he cannily proclaimed himself an English painter. Pastel portraiture was all the rage, and de la Tour prudently devoted himself entirely to pastels. He was summoned by Louis XV to Versailles, and along with other prominent painters of the day, was soon awarded quarters in the Louvre, which then served as a royally endowed artists' colony. In 1750, Louis named him official court painter. It was an age of spectacular superficiality, and he portrayed his clients as they wished to see themselves, without ignoring their unreal smiles and bored, malicious eyes. De la Tour shared the cynical nationalism and lust for learning of his friends Voltaire and Rousseau. He refused the order... Read full biography
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneePortrait of Charles-Louis-Auguste Fouquet, le Maréchal and Duc de Belle-Isle, half-length; and Portrait of Marie-Casimire-Thérèse-Geneviève-Emmanuelle de Béthune, la Maréchale de Belle-Isle, half-length
Maurice Quentin de La Tour Auction: 02/12/2026Lot: 229Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneePortrait of Charles-Louis-Auguste Fouquet (1684-1761), Maréchal de France and Duc de Belle-Isle, half-length
Maurice Quentin de La Tour Auction: 01/23/2004Lot: 63Subscribe or get free alerts
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneePortrait of a lady, bust-length, wearing a blue dress and holding a fan, seated on a Louis XV chair, said to be Madame Cailloux
Maurice Quentin de La Tour Auction: 01/25/2023Lot: 18Subscribe or get free alerts
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