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Also Known As Maurice Quentin de Latour
Born September 5, 1704 • Saint-Quentin • France
Died February 17, 1788 (aged 83) • Saint-Quentin • France

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Saxe, detail of a portrait by Maurice-Quentin de La Tour; in the Staatliche Museum, Dresden, Ger.
D'Alembert, pastel by Maurice-Quentin de La Tour
La Tour, Maurice-Quentin de: portrait of Marie Fel
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“The Mask of Joseph Vernet,” chalk and pastel portrait by Maurice-Quentin de La Tour; in the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon, Fr.
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