Who created "Jean Restout"?

Jean Restout was created by Pierre Etienne Moitte after Maurice-Quentin de La Tour in 1771.

Is "Jean Restout" in the public domain?

Yes, Jean Restout is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Jean Restout

Pierre Etienne Moitte after Maurice-Quentin de La Tour

1771

Medium

engraving

Classification

Department

CG-E

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

Accession Number

1979.25.8

Art Historical Context

Welcome to the National Gallery of Art, where we spotlight *Jean Restout* (1771), an exquisite engraving by Pierre Etienne Mo after the renowned pastel portrait by Maurice-Qu de La Tour. This captures the distinguished French history painter Jean Restout the Younger, a prominent figure in the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture during the late Rococo era. Restout's poised likeness reflects the elegance and refinement of 18th-century French portraiture, bridging the ornate Rococo style with emerging Neoclassical restraint. La Tour, celebrated as one of Europe's finest pastellists, mast...

Jean Restout

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