biography
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La Tour, Maurice Quentin de
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also spelled Latour
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pronunciation:
[latoor]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1704–88)
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| biography:
| Pastellist and portrait painter, born in St Quentin, N France. He settled in Paris, where he became immensely popular, and was made portraitist to Louis XV (1750–73). His best works include portraits of Madame de Pompadour, Voltaire, and Rousseau. |
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