Quentin de La Tour
E421831
Quentin de La Tour was an 18th-century French Rococo portraitist renowned for his masterful pastel depictions of European aristocracy and intellectuals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Quentin de La Tour canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4195713 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Quentin de La Tour Context triple: [Maurice Quentin de La Tour, familyName, Quentin de La Tour]
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A.
Louis Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne
Louis Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne was an 18th-century French nobleman and military officer from the prominent La Tour d’Auvergne family, noted for his high rank and influence at the royal court.
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B.
Louis Henri de Pardaillan de Gondrin
Louis Henri de Pardaillan de Gondrin was a 17th-century French nobleman best known as the first husband of Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, later famed as Madame de Montespan, mistress of King Louis XIV.
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C.
Marquis de Duquesne
Marquis de Duquesne was a French colonial governor of New France in the mid-18th century, known for his role in expanding French influence in North America.
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D.
Gabriel de Rochechouart, Duke of Mortemart
Gabriel de Rochechouart, Duke of Mortemart, was a 17th-century French nobleman and courtier best known as the head of the influential Mortemart family and the father of royal mistress Madame de Montespan.
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E.
Odet de Foix, Viscount of Lautrec
Odet de Foix, Viscount of Lautrec, was a prominent early 16th-century French nobleman and military commander who led royal armies in the Italian Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Quentin de La Tour Target entity description: Quentin de La Tour was an 18th-century French Rococo portraitist renowned for his masterful pastel depictions of European aristocracy and intellectuals.
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A.
Louis Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne
Louis Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne was an 18th-century French nobleman and military officer from the prominent La Tour d’Auvergne family, noted for his high rank and influence at the royal court.
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B.
Louis Henri de Pardaillan de Gondrin
Louis Henri de Pardaillan de Gondrin was a 17th-century French nobleman best known as the first husband of Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, later famed as Madame de Montespan, mistress of King Louis XIV.
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C.
Marquis de Duquesne
Marquis de Duquesne was a French colonial governor of New France in the mid-18th century, known for his role in expanding French influence in North America.
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D.
Gabriel de Rochechouart, Duke of Mortemart
Gabriel de Rochechouart, Duke of Mortemart, was a 17th-century French nobleman and courtier best known as the head of the influential Mortemart family and the father of royal mistress Madame de Montespan.
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E.
Odet de Foix, Viscount of Lautrec
Odet de Foix, Viscount of Lautrec, was a prominent early 16th-century French nobleman and military commander who led royal armies in the Italian Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Rococo artist
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painter ⓘ pastel artist ⓘ person ⓘ portraitist ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 18th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1704-09-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1788-02-17 ⓘ |
| employer | French royal court ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French ⓘ |
| familyName | Quentin de La Tour self-link ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
pastel drawing
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portrait painting ⓘ |
| genre | portrait ⓘ |
| givenName | Maurice ⓘ |
| knownFor |
pastel portraits
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psychological insight in portraiture ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture
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surface form:
Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture
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| movement | Rococo ⓘ |
| name | Maurice Quentin de La Tour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Portrait of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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Portrait of Louis XV NERFINISHED ⓘ Portrait of Madame de Pompadour ⓘ Portrait of Voltaire ⓘ Portrait of the Abbé Huber ONDG ⓘ Portrait of the Dauphin Louis ONDG ⓘ Portrait of the Marquise de Pompadour at her Toilette NERFINISHED ⓘ Portrait of the Maréchal de Saxe ONDG ⓘ Self-portrait with frill ⓘ
surface form:
Self-Portrait with Frill
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| occupation |
painter
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portraitist ⓘ |
| patron |
Louis XV of France
NERFINISHED
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Madame de Pompadour ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
France
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Picardy ⓘ Saint-Quentin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
France
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Saint-Quentin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayed |
European aristocracy
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European intellectuals ⓘ Jean-Jacques Rousseau ONNED1 ⓘ Louis XV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Madame de Pompadour NERFINISHED ⓘ Voltaire ONNED1 ⓘ |
| positionHeld | painter to the king ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Paris
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Saint-Quentin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workMedium | pastel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Quentin de La Tour Description of subject: Quentin de La Tour was an 18th-century French Rococo portraitist renowned for his masterful pastel depictions of European aristocracy and intellectuals.
Referenced by (2)
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