Maurice Quentin de La Tour
(1704-1788)
Mademoiselle Ferrand Meditating on Newton,
um 1752
Material / Technology / Carrier
Pastel on paper on canvas
Dimensions of the object
74,2 x 60,7 cm
Displayed
AP OG Saal XIIa
Acquisition
Dauerleihgabe der HypoVereinsbank, Member of UniCredit. - 1966 erworben durch die Bayerische Hypotheken- und Wechsel-Bank.
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen – Alte Pinakothek München
Citation
Maurice Quentin de La Tour, Mademoiselle Ferrand meditiert über Newton, um 1752, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen – Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/bwx062OGm8 (Last updated on 14.04.2025)
La Tour created this portrait of Élisabeth Ferrand (1700-1752) shortly before her death; the very ill sitter wanted a portrait that would keep her in the memory of those close to her. Ferrand came from an aristocratic background and was highly esteemed in scholarly circles for her mathematical and philosophical knowledge. The philosopher Étienne Bonnot de Condillac frequented her salon.
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