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Jean-Étienne Liotard (1702–1789)

Author of Jean-etienne Liotard: 1702-1789: Masterprieces from the Musees D'art Et D'histoire of Geneva and Swiss Private Collectio

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Includes the names: J.E. Liotard, Jean-Étienne Liotard, Jean-Eetienne Liotard

Image credit: Self-Portrait, 1773.

Works by Jean-Étienne Liotard

Jean-etienne Liotard: 1702-1789: Masterprieces from the Musees D'art Et D'histoire of Geneva and Swiss Private… (2002) 11 copies

Die Kinder der Kaiserin. (1952) 8 copies

Enamel versus pastel : Jean-Etienne Liotard (1702-1789), painter of extremes (2012) — Artist — 2 copies

L'opera completa di Liotard 1 copy

Jean-Etienne Liotard (1702-1789), der Maler der Extreme (2012) — Artist — 1 copy

Traité des principes et des règles de la peinture (1781) 1 copy

Jean-Étienne Liotard, Genf, 1702-1789 1 copy

Associated Works

Neoclassicism and Romanticism, 1750-1850, Vol. 1: Enlightenment/Revolution (1970) — Contributor — 23 copies

In der Gunst der Kaiserin. Karrieren unter Maria Theresia (1997) — Cover artist — 2 copies

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Liotard, Jean-Étienne
Birthdate: 1702-12-22
Date of death: 1789-06-12
Gender: male
Nationality: Switzerland
Birthplace: Geneva, Switzerland
Place of death: Geneva, Switzerland
Places of residence: Paris, France
Constantinople, Turkey
Occupations: painter
art connoisseur
dealer
Short biography: Jean-Etienne Liotard studied with Daniel Gardelle and Jean-Baptiste Massé before going off to Constantinople in 1738. He spent four years there painting diplomats, merchants, and slaves. He later travelled across Europe and received commissions for portraits from the British, French, and Austrian royal families, including the Empress Maria Theresa. He published his theory of painting in 1781.

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Elke Oberthaler Contributor, Author

Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien Corportate Author

Sylvia Ferino-Pagden Introduction

Julie Sutter Contributor

Dorina Tschinkel Contributor

Darina Tschinkel Contributor

Pierre Courthion Foreword

Agnes Stillfried Translator

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Works: 7
Also by: 2
Members: 25
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Rating: 4.0

ISBNs: 4
Languages: 2

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