Joseph Ducreux, 1770 - Presumed Portrait of Madame Ducreux, the mother of the artist. Formerly identified as that of Marie Louise Mignot (1712-1790), called Mrs Denis, niece of Voltaire. - fine art print

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The classic art painting was made by the male French artist Joseph Ducreux in 1770. The 250 years old painting was made with the size: Height: 35 cm, Width: 28 cm. Furthermore, this piece of art is part of the Musée Carnavalet Paris's collection. With courtesy of Musée Carnavalet Paris (public domain license).Creditline of the artwork: . The alignment is in portrait format and has a side ratio of 3 : 4, which means that the length is 25% shorter than the width.

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The model was previously identified as the portrait of Madame Denis, daughter of Catherine Arouet, wife Mignot, Voltaire's sister, Marie Louise Mignot was the subject of a special attachment to his uncle. After the death of her husband, Charles Nicolas Denis, she came to live with Voltaire, who made his housekeeper; their relationship soon became amorous and lasted, with ups and downs, until the death of the writer. When she entered the Carnavalet museum, the work going on to represent the actor Le Kain (1728-1778) in female costume. Mr. Olafur Thorvaldsson, art historian, has identified the painting as a portrait of Mrs. Ducreux, the mother of the artist, by analogy with a past pastel for sale at Piasa in December 2015 (see work documents and Jeffares, 2015).

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