Maurice Quentin de La Tour | |
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Born | Maurice-Quentin Delatour 5 September 1704 |
Died | 17 February 1788 Saint-Quentin, Picardy, Kingdom of France | (aged 83)
Nationality | French |
Known for | Pastel |
Maurice Quentin de La Tour (French pronunciation: [mɔʁis kɑ̃tɛ̃ də la tuʁ]; 5 September 1704 – 17 February 1788) was a French painter who worked primarily with pastels in the Rococo style. Among his most famous subjects were Voltaire, Rousseau, Louis XV and the Madame de Pompadour.