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"A prolific pastelist, painter, and miniaturist who traveled throughout Europe and the Near East, Jean-Etienne Liotard (1702-1789) is one of the most fascinating, yet least familiar, artists of the eighteenth century. Although Liotard enjoyed an international reputation in his own time, today his work is relatively little known outside his native Switzerland, even among specialists. The Frick Collection is pleased to present the first monographic exhibition in North America devoted to this intriguing artist and to feature more than fifty paintings, drawings, miniatures, and prints from the Musees d'Art et d'Histoire of Geneva, the world's most extensive repository of Liotard's oeuvre, together with pastels and other works from Swiss private collections. As one of the only extensive publications in English on this artist, the catalogue of this exceptional collection provides a singular opportunity for English readers to become more familiar with Liotard's remarkable achievements. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.