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Jean-Étienne Liotard (1702 – 1789)


• Was a Swiss painter, art connoisseur and dealer.
• He is best known for his portraits in pastel, and for the works from his trip to Turkey.
• He was born and died in Geneva.
• He went to Paris in 1725, studying under Jean-Baptiste Massé and François Lemoyne.
• Liotard spent most of his career in stays in the capitals of Europe, where his portraits were much in demand.
• He worked in Rome, Istanbul, Paris, Vienna, London and other cities.
• His eccentric adoption of oriental costume secured him the nickname of the Turkish painter.
• The displayed painting is a crop from: Jean-Étienne Liotard, Portrait of John, Lord Mountstuart, later 4th Earl and 1st Marquess of Bute, 1763.
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