Rijksmuseum

Marianne Lavergne, nicht van de kunstenaar, bekend als ‘La Liseuse’

Date

1746

Medium

parchment (animal material)

Institution

Rijksmuseum

This is the original of one of Liotard’s most famous compositions, of which he made several versions. He entitled it La Liseuse (the reader), and evidently intended it as a genre piece, although he also identified the figure as his niece wearing Lyonnaise costume. Liotard took it to Versailles in 1748 to advertise his skills as a pastellist to the French court.

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