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| Keywords: Jean-Marc Nattier - Portrait Of Marquise D'Argenson - Walters 37895.jpg <small>The elegant works of Jean-Marc Nattier exemplify mid 18th-century French portraiture Although he was admitted to the Académie Royale Royal Academy as a painter of historical subjects then ranked as the highest category of painting Nattier specialized in the less prestigious genre of portraiture Though he worked at the court of Louis XV he broke with the baroque tradition of grandiose portraits Instead he produced naturalistic paintings of Queen Marie Leszczynska and her daughters as well as Mme de Pompadour and other members of the nobility The subject of this light-hearted informal portrait is Suzanne-Marguerite Fyot de La Marche 1731-1784 the young wife of w Marc-René de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson 1722 “1787 marquis of Paulmy who was minister of war under Louis XV and French ambassador to Poland </small> 1750 Oil on canvas cm 101 5 80 5 accession number 37 895 2255 Comtesse de la Morélie Falaise France King Sale American Art Association New York March 31 1905 no 62 Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum 1931 by bequest Acquired by Henry Walters after 1905 A Magnificent Age Masterpieces from the Walters Art Museum Baltimore The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Kansas City; Mint Museum of Art Category 18th-century portrait paintings in the Walters Art Museum Walters Art Museum license 2D Portrait paintings by Jean-Marc Nattier 18th-century portrait paintings in the Walters Art Museum 1750 French paintings in the Walters Art Museum Famille d'Argenson 1750 1750s paintings by Jean-Marc Nattier 1750 oil on canvas paintings in the United States Portrait 1750 portrait paintings from France 1731 births 1784 deaths 18th-century oil portraits of sitting women at half length 1750 18th-century portrait paintings with dogs 1750 18th-century women of France 1750 Females with clothing with pearls in art 1750 Marchionesses of France 1750 Painting frames Portrait paintings of women with dogs sitting on laps 1750 | ||||
