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DiaporamaThe Painter Louis Joseph Maurice (1730–1820)
1772
8.0 x 7.0 cm
peter adolf hall (1739 – 1793)
Peter Adolf Hall (1739-1793) was a Swedish-French miniature portraitist renowned for his innovative impasto technique & realistic fabric rendering. Court painter to French royalty, he captured nobility with glowing skin tones and detailed textures. D
The miniature painter Hall was among a number of Swedish portraitists who enjoyed huge popularity in France, showing at the official Salon and patronized by the cultural and political elite. The sitter, Maurice, began as a lawyer before himself becoming a portraitist who counted Empress Catherine the Great (1729–1796) and Queen Marie Antoinette (1755–1793) among his supporters. Dated 1772, this miniature depicts Maurice in the open collar and simple clothing that must have been intended to announce his new career as an artist.
About this artwork
- Title: The Painter Louis Joseph Maurice (1730–1820)
- Artist: peter adolf hall
- Year: 1772
- Original dimensions: 8.0 x 7.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Color palette: Neutrals
- Main color: Walnut
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