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In 1745 Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson became the mistress of Louis XV. Owing to her intellectual propensity, which impressed the king, she soon attained an elevated position at court, the climax of which was in 1756 her being named as the queen's lady-in-waiting. To commemorate the occasion a combination private and official portrait was painted by Boucher. Oil on canvas (201 x 157 cm) Alte Pinakothek museum, München, Germany : www.pinakothek.de/en/francois-boucher/portrait-marquise-d…

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