La Tour was born in St-Quentin. He worked in Paris as a pastel portraitist. His choice in this medium may have been affected by the success of the pastellist Rosalba Carriera who visited Paris in 1719-20. La Tour's portraits were very popular and he had sitters from all levels of society.
Maurice-Quentin de La Tour
1704 - 1788
Paintings by Maurice-Quentin de La Tour
This is Henry Dawkins II (1727–1814) of Over Norton, Oxfordshire; Standlynch Park, Wiltshire and Portman Square, London. He was a member of the Jamaica Assembly during the years 1752–8, and a member of its Council in 1758–9. His fortune was made through the ownership of slaves. By May 1759 he had...
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