Portret van Madame de Montainville, gitaar spelend

About this artwork

annotation, recto, on the old mount, lower centre and lower right, pen and brown ink: ‘Mme. de Motainville. / 1758.’

About the Artist

Louis de Carmontelle · 1717–1806

**Louis Carrogis Carmontelle** (15 August 1717 – 26 December 1806) was a multifaceted French artist, dramatist, architect, and inventor whose career bridged the worlds of courtly entertainment and innovative visual arts during the Rococo era. Born in Paris to a modest family—his father worked as a bootmaker—he rose through talent and wit from humble origins to serve prominent noble households. He ...