Pastels at the Musée Cognacq-Jay
October 13 2023
Picture: Musée Cognacq-Jay
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
A new exhibition dedicated to 18th century portraits in pastel opened at the Musée Cognacq-Jay in Paris yesterday. Artists represented in the display include Maurice-Quentin de La Tour, the "prince of pastellists", and Jean-Baptiste Perronneau, François Boucher and Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun. French artists are also contrasted against English contemporaries, including works by Hugh Douglas Hamilton, John Russell and Daniel Gardner.
The show will run until 11th February 2024.
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