Jean-Etienne Liotard

1702-1789 Swiss Jean Etienne Liotard Gallery He began his studies under Professor Gardelle and Petitot, whose enamels and miniatures he copied with considerable skill. He went to Paris in 1725, studying under J. B. Masse and François Lemoyne, on whose recommendation he was taken to Naples by the Marquis Puysieux. In 1735 he was in Rome, painting the portraits of Pope Clement XII and several cardinals. Three years later he accompanied Lord Duncannon to Constantinople. His eccentric adoption of oriental costume secured him the nickname of the Turkish painter. He went to Vienna in 1742 to paint the portraits of the imperial family. Still under distinguished patronage he returned to Paris. In 1744 he visited England, where he painted the princess of Wales in 1753, and went to Holland in 1756, where, in the following year, he married Marie Fargues. She also came from a Hugenot family, and wanted him to shave off his beard. Another visit to England followed in 1772, and in the next two years his name figures among the Royal Academy exhibitors. He returned to his native town in 1776. In 1781 Liotard published his Trait?? des principes et des r??gles de la peinture. In his last days he painted still lifes and landscapes. He died at Geneva in 1789. Liotard was an artist of great versatility, and though his fame depends largely on his graceful and delicate pastel drawings, of which La Liseuse, The Chocolate Girl, and La Belle Lyonnaise at the Dresden Gallery are delightful examples, he achieved distinction by his enamels, copperplate engravings and glass painting. He also wrote a Treatise on the Art of Painting, and was an expert collector of paintings by the old masters. Many of the masterpieces he had acquired were sold by him at high prices on his second visit to England. The museums of Amsterdam, Berne, and Geneva are particularly rich in examples of his paintings and pastel drawings. A picture of a Turk seated is at the Victoria and Albert Museum, while the British Museum owns two of his drawings. The Louvre has, besides twenty-two drawings, a portrait of Lieutenant General Hrault and a portrait of the artist is to be found at the Sala di pittori, in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence. While his son also married a Dutch girl, the Rijksmuseum inherited an important collection of his drawings and paintings.


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Jean-Etienne Liotard Portrait of Francois Tronchin oil


Portrait of Francois Tronchin
Painting ID::  33804
Portrait of Francois Tronchin
mk86 1757 Pastel on parchment 37.5x46cm
mk86 1757 Pastel_on_parchment 37.5x46cm
   
   
     

Jean-Etienne Liotard Portrait of M.Levett and of Mlle Glavany Seated on a Sofa oil


Portrait of M.Levett and of Mlle Glavany Seated on a Sofa
Painting ID::  39938
Portrait of M.Levett and of Mlle Glavany Seated on a Sofa
mk155 Oil on card 24.7x36.4cm
mk155 Oil_on_card 24.7x36.4cm
   
   
     

Jean-Etienne Liotard Girl in Turkish Costume with Tambourine oil


Girl in Turkish Costume with Tambourine
Painting ID::  39939
Girl in Turkish Costume with Tambourine
mk1558 between 1738 and 1743 Oil on canvas 63.5x48.5cm
mk1558 between_1738_and_1743 Oil_on_canvas 63.5x48.5cm
   
   
     

Jean-Etienne Liotard Portrait of Mary Gunning Countess of Coventry oil


Portrait of Mary Gunning Countess of Coventry
Painting ID::  39940
Portrait of Mary Gunning Countess of Coventry
mk155 1749 Pastel on parchment 23.5x19cm
mk155 1749 Pastel_on_parchment 23.5x19cm
   
   
     

Jean-Etienne Liotard The Chocolate-Girl oil


The Chocolate-Girl
Painting ID::  40559
The Chocolate-Girl
mk156 1744-45 Pastel on paper 85.2x52.5cm
mk156 1744-45 Pastel_on_paper 85.2x52.5cm
   
   
     

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     1702-1789 Swiss Jean Etienne Liotard Gallery He began his studies under Professor Gardelle and Petitot, whose enamels and miniatures he copied with considerable skill. He went to Paris in 1725, studying under J. B. Masse and François Lemoyne, on whose recommendation he was taken to Naples by the Marquis Puysieux. In 1735 he was in Rome, painting the portraits of Pope Clement XII and several cardinals. Three years later he accompanied Lord Duncannon to Constantinople. His eccentric adoption of oriental costume secured him the nickname of the Turkish painter. He went to Vienna in 1742 to paint the portraits of the imperial family. Still under distinguished patronage he returned to Paris. In 1744 he visited England, where he painted the princess of Wales in 1753, and went to Holland in 1756, where, in the following year, he married Marie Fargues. She also came from a Hugenot family, and wanted him to shave off his beard. Another visit to England followed in 1772, and in the next two years his name figures among the Royal Academy exhibitors. He returned to his native town in 1776. In 1781 Liotard published his Trait?? des principes et des r??gles de la peinture. In his last days he painted still lifes and landscapes. He died at Geneva in 1789. Liotard was an artist of great versatility, and though his fame depends largely on his graceful and delicate pastel drawings, of which La Liseuse, The Chocolate Girl, and La Belle Lyonnaise at the Dresden Gallery are delightful examples, he achieved distinction by his enamels, copperplate engravings and glass painting. He also wrote a Treatise on the Art of Painting, and was an expert collector of paintings by the old masters. Many of the masterpieces he had acquired were sold by him at high prices on his second visit to England. The museums of Amsterdam, Berne, and Geneva are particularly rich in examples of his paintings and pastel drawings. A picture of a Turk seated is at the Victoria and Albert Museum, while the British Museum owns two of his drawings. The Louvre has, besides twenty-two drawings, a portrait of Lieutenant General Hrault and a portrait of the artist is to be found at the Sala di pittori, in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence. While his son also married a Dutch girl, the Rijksmuseum inherited an important collection of his drawings and paintings.

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