Jean-Étienne Liotard

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Jean-Étienne Liotard was an 18th-century Swiss painter and printmaker renowned for his highly detailed pastel portraits and refined Rococo style.

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Jean-Étienne Liotard canonical 5

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instanceOf human
painter
pastellist
portrait painter
printmaker
activeYears c. 1720–1780s
countryOfCitizenship Republic of Geneva
Switzerland
dateOfBirth 1702-12-22
dateOfDeath 1789-06-12
educatedIn Geneva
genre miniature
pastel
portrait
hairStyle long beard in later self-portraits
knownFor depictions of Ottoman costumes and settings
meticulous realism
unvarnished, matte surface finish
use of pastel on parchment
movement Orientalism
Rococo
notableFor highly detailed pastel portraits
refined Rococo style
notableWork Portrait of Lady Mary Coke
Portrait of Madame d’Epinay
Portrait of Maria Theresa as Archduchess
Self-Portrait in Turkish Costume
The Chocolate Girl
occupation art dealer
painter
printmaker
patron British aristocracy
European royal courts
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
Maria Theresa of Austria
linked to: Maria Theresa
placeOfBirth Geneva
placeOfDeath Geneva
portrayed British nobility
European diplomats in Ottoman Empire
members of Habsburg court
religion Protestantism
signatureTechnique fine, enamel-like surface in pastel
studiedUnder Benoît Le Coffre
Jean-Baptiste Massé
style Rococo portraiture
realist detail
workLocation Amsterdam
Constantinople
Geneva
London
linked to: London, England

Paris
Rome
Vienna

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The Chocolate Girl creator Jean-Étienne Liotard
La Belle Chocolatière creator Jean-Étienne Liotard
La Belle Chocolatière artist Jean-Étienne Liotard
La Belle Chocolatière notableWorkOf Jean-Étienne Liotard