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 View of Geneva from the Artist s House oil painting


View of Geneva from the Artist s House
mk52 1740 Oil on canvas 24x20cm Rijksmuseum,Amsterdam
Painting ID::  26912
Jean-Etienne Liotard
View of Geneva from the Artist s House
mk52 1740 Oil on canvas 24x20cm Rijksmuseum,Amsterdam
   
   
     

Jean-Etienne Liotard Self-Portrait oil painting


Self-Portrait
mk52 1744-5 Pastel on paper 60.5x46.5cm Gemaldegalerie,Dresden
Painting ID::  26916
Jean-Etienne Liotard
Self-Portrait
mk52 1744-5 Pastel on paper 60.5x46.5cm Gemaldegalerie,Dresden
   
   
     

Jean-Etienne Liotard Morie-Adelaide of France Dressed in Turkish Costume oil painting


Morie-Adelaide of France Dressed in Turkish Costume
mk65 Oil on canvas 19 11/16x22 1/16in Uffizi,Gallery
Painting ID::  29004
Jean-Etienne Liotard
Morie-Adelaide of France Dressed in Turkish Costume
mk65 Oil on canvas 19 11/16x22 1/16in Uffizi,Gallery
   
   
     

Jean-Etienne Liotard Self-Portrait oil painting


Self-Portrait
mk67 Pastel on panel 24x19 5/16in
Painting ID::  30056
Jean-Etienne Liotard
Self-Portrait
mk67 Pastel on panel 24x19 5/16in
   
   
     

Jean-Etienne Liotard Turkish Woman with a Tambourine oil painting


Turkish Woman with a Tambourine
mk86 c.1738-1743 Oil on canvas 63.5x48.5cm Geneva,Musee d'Art et d'Histoire
Painting ID::  33803
Jean-Etienne Liotard
Turkish Woman with a Tambourine
mk86 c.1738-1743 Oil on canvas 63.5x48.5cm Geneva,Musee d'Art et d'Histoire
   
   
     

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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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