Maurice Quentin de La Tour

1704–1788 — the pastellist of the Enlightenment

Voltaire, Rousseau, the Pompadour: the Enlightenment's portraitist in pastel, his préparations and the Saint-Quentin fonds. An introduction to the artist, a catalogue of works and an illustrated monograph: an essay of some 10,000 words and the complete catalogue of the 68 works recorded in Wikidata, each illustrated and commented. A sub-project of Les Fleurs du Monde.

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