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Jean-Étienne Liotard
Painter, art dealer, and Turkophile (1702–1789)
Jean-Étienne Liotard (French pronunciation:[ʒɑ̃etjɛnljɔtaʁ]; 22 December 1702 – 12 June 1789) was a Genevan[1] painter, art connoisseur and dealer.
He is best known for his detailed, strikingly naturalistic portraits in pastel, and for the works from his stay in Turkey. A Huguenot of French origin and citizen of the Republic of Geneva,[2] he was born and died in Geneva, but spent most of his career in stays in the capitals of Europe, where his portraits were much in demand.
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He worked in Rome, Istanbul, Paris, Vienna, London, and other cities.
Life
Liotard was born in Geneva. His parents were French Protestants who had fled to Geneva after 1685.[3] Jean-Étienne Liotard began his studies under professors Daniel Gardelle and Petitot, whose enamels and miniatures he copied with considerable skill.[4]
He went to Paris in 1725, studying under Jean-Baptiste