Jean-Etienne Liotard / Christopher Baker [and five others].

Contributor(s): Publisher: London : Royal Academy of Arts, 2015Description: 229 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781907533990 (hbk.) :
  • 1907533990
Contained works:
  • Liotard, Jean-Etienne, 1702-1789. Works. Selections
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23
Summary: Renowned during the eighteenth century for his exquisite portraits and works in pastel, not to mention his outlandish Orientalist outfits, Jean-Etienne Liotard (17021789) painted some of the most significant rulers and aristocrats in Europe. This volume, accompanying the first exhibition of his works to be shown in the United Kingdom, illuminates the career of this unique but now little-known artist, showcasing a variety of his extraordinary works, including portraits, drawings, and enamels.
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Published to accompany an exhibition held at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh, Jun.-Sep., 2015, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 11th Oct., 2015-16th Jan., 2016.

Renowned during the eighteenth century for his exquisite portraits and works in pastel, not to mention his outlandish Orientalist outfits, Jean-Etienne Liotard (17021789) painted some of the most significant rulers and aristocrats in Europe. This volume, accompanying the first exhibition of his works to be shown in the United Kingdom, illuminates the career of this unique but now little-known artist, showcasing a variety of his extraordinary works, including portraits, drawings, and enamels.

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