Maurice Quentin de La Tour (5 September 1704 – 17 February 1788) was a French painter who worked primarily with pastels in the Rococo style. Among his...
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Maurice Quentin (Maizières-les-Metz, 2 June 1920 – 19 April 2013) was a French professional road bicycle racer. 1945 GP du Débarquement Nord 1946 GP Courrier...
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collection of Maurice Quentin de La Tour's pastels Academic Society, archaeologic museum Société Académique de Saint-Quentin The Gare de Saint-Quentin is the...
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an important medium for artists such as Jean-Baptiste Perronneau, Maurice Quentin de La Tour (who never painted in oils), and Rosalba Carriera. The pastel...
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Louis XV's downcast expression while he was posing for the artist Maurice Quentin de La Tour inspired Madame de Pompadour to say: "Il ne faut point s'affliger;...
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Quentin Tarantino is an American film director, screenwriter and film producer who has directed ten films. He first began his career in the 1980s by directing...
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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry— blue (introduced 20 October 1993, replacing Maurice Quentin de la Tour) 100 francs (€15.24): Paul Cézanne — orange (introduced...
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National Portrait Gallery's iconic portrait of Charles Edward Stuart by Maurice Quentin de La Tour was in fact a portrait of Charles' brother Henry Benedict...
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Other artists patronized by the King included Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Maurice Quentin de la Tour, Jean Marc Nattier, and the sculptor Edme Bouchardon. Bouchardon...
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Quentin Jerome Tarantino (/ˌtærənˈtiːnoʊ/; born March 27, 1963) is an American film director, screenwriter, and actor. His films are characterized by...
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