France, Poland. 1737 - 1807
Miniature painting in gouache
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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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Slide 1 of 3: PORTRAIT OF JACQUES DUMONT LE ROMAIN PLAYING THE GUITAR
PORTRAIT OF JACQUES DUMONT LE ROMAIN PLAYING THE GUITAR
Maurice Quentin de La TourPORTRAIT OF JACQUES DUMONT LE ROMAIN PLAYING THE GUITAR
Maurice Quentin de La Tour
Portrait 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
Portrait of Charles-Louis-Auguste Fouquet (1684-1761), Maréchal de France and Duc de Belle-Isle, half-length
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