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Portrait of Louis, Grand Dauphin of France

1739 · The Hermitage, St. Petersburg

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Dauphin Louis was the son of Louis XV of France and Marie Leszczynska. He was the father of Louis XVI and never succeeded to the throne. This painting is a preparatory work for the large, full-length portrait (1739) which is now in the Louvre, Paris.

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Portrait of Louis, Grand Dauphin of France

About the Artist

Louis Tocqué

1696 – 1772

French portrait painter who was the pupil and son-in-law of Nattier (who was good at painting pretty women, while Tocqué was happier with plain ones). He admired Rigaud and Largillierre and adapted their styles, and Nattier's, to the requirements of his own time. He worked in Paris except for a trip to St Petersburg and Copenhagen (1756-59) and a second trip to Copenhagen in 1769.

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