Antoine Pesne

Posted Feb 10, 2009 at 14:47 CET in Artists, Fashion, Paintings, and People.

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Antoine Pesne with his daughters, 1754.

Antoine Pesne was a French rococo portrait artist who lived between 1683 and 1757.

Antoine Pesne on Wikipedia, and on Swedish Wikipedia.

Antoine Pesne on Encyclopedia Britannica.

Antoine Pesne on Art Directory.

See more of Pesne’s paintings after the cut.

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Elisabeth Christine von Braunschweig-Bevern, Prussian queen, c. 1739.

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Lovisa Ulrika of Prussia, Queen of Sweden (mother of Gustav III), 1744.

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The ballerina Barbara Campanini, 1745.

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The Actress Babette Cochois, 1750.

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1750. I think I’ve seen this portrait mentioned as Scandinavian or Swedish.

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Unknown (Scandinavian?) lady in waiting. This is one of my favourite portraits.

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Freifrau von Keyserlinck. (According to Wikipedia the closest English language equivalent of freifrau, or the Swedish friherrinna, is baroness.)

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Anna Elisabeth von der Shulenburg-Beetzendorf. I’m guessing she is Swedish, or at least Scandinavian.

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The princess Amalia von Preussen dressed a l’ amazone.

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The Duchess von Voss? Image obviously borrowed from the splendid marquise.de.