Portrait of Marquise de Pompadour
François Boucher (1703 – 1770)
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Portrait of Marquise de Pompadour (1759) is an oil on canvas painting by François Boucher. The painting is of Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson (1721-1764) who became marquise de Pompadour and maitresse en titre to Louis XV in 1745. This painting (91 x 68 cm) is Now in the collection of the Wallace Collection, London.
About this artwork
- Title: Portrait of Marquise de Pompadour
- Artist: François Boucher
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Color palette: Earthy
- Color intensity: Monochromatic
- Perceived brightness: deep_shadow
