MAKE A MEME View Large Image Cassini de Thury - Walters 38101.jpg Nattier was regarded as one of the foremost portrait painters at the court of Louis XV reigned 1715-1774 He occasionally turned to miniature painting as demonstrated by this likeness of Cassini de Thury ...
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Keywords: Jean-Marc Nattier - Miniature Portrait of César François Cassini de Thury - Walters 38101.jpg Nattier was regarded as one of the foremost portrait painters at the court of Louis XV reigned 1715-1774 He occasionally turned to miniature painting as demonstrated by this likeness of Cassini de Thury 1714-1784 a distinguished astronomer and director of the Paris Observatory shown seated at his desk taking a pinch of snuff from a gold box ca 1750 watercolor ivory cm 8 6 9 accession number 38 101 5165 Marqui de Biron William T Walters Baltimore ca 1893 by purchase no 511 in Walters Catalogue of 1899 Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum 1931 by bequest Acquired by William T Walters ca 1893 Signature At left J M Nattier Age of Elegance The Rococo and its Effects Baltimore Museum of Art Baltimore 1959 Maryland Heritage European Art at the Time of the Revolution The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1976 place of origin France Walters Art Museum license 2D Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review César François Cassini de Thury Nattier
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