Louis Tocqué facts for kids

Jean Louis Tocqué (born November 19, 1696 – died February 10, 1772) was a talented French painter. He was especially known for creating beautiful portraits of people.

About Jean Louis Tocqué

Jean Louis Tocqué was born in Paris, France, on November 19, 1696. His father was also a painter, but he passed away when Louis was very young, before he turned fourteen. After this, another artist named Jean-Marc Nattier took care of him.

Tocqué learned a lot about painting from Nattier. He also studied with other famous artists like Nicolas Bertin and Hyacinthe Rigaud in the 1720s. In 1747, he married Marie Nattier, who was Jean-Marc Nattier's daughter. Jean Louis Tocqué died in Paris on February 10, 1772.

Tocqué's Painting Career

Tocqué started his painting journey as an apprentice, learning from Jean-Marc Nattier. He was also inspired by his teachers, especially Hyacinthe Rigaud, and another French painter named Nicolas de Largillierre.

One of his first important works was a portrait of Louis XV of France, who was the King of France. In 1740, he painted a portrait of Marie Leszczyńska, who was the Queen of France.

From 1737 to 1759, more than fifty of Tocqué's portraits were shown at the Salon in Paris. The Salon was a very important official art exhibition held by the Académie des Beaux-Arts, which was a famous art academy in Paris.

In 1745, he painted a portrait of Infanta Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain. In 1757, he traveled to the Russian Empire. He was invited by Elizaveta Petrovna, who was the Empress of Russia, to paint her official portrait. This special painting can still be seen today at the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

In the 1760s, Tocqué visited Denmark. There, he painted portraits of the Danish royal family. He also taught art at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen.

Gallery

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  Louis Tocqué, 1740, Portrait of Marie Leszczyńska (1703–1768), Queen of France, oil on canvas, 191 cm × 277 cm (75 in × 109 in), The Louvre, Paris

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  Louis Tocqué, 1736, Portrait of Frederik de Løvenørn (1715–1779), Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle, Denmark

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  Louis Tocqué, between 1750 and 1759, probably Portrait of Mademoiselle de Coislin, oil on canvas, 79.4 cm × 63.5 cm (31.3 in × 25.0 in), National Gallery, London

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  Louis Tocqué, Portrait of Louis Philippe Joseph, Duc d'Orleans and Duc de Chartres (1747–1793), oil on canvas, 146.7 cm × 114.3 cm (57.8 in × 45.0 in)

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  Louis Tocqué, 1757, Portrait of Ekaterina Golovkin (1733–1821), born Shuvalov, Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg

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  Louis Tocqué, 1758, Portrait of empress Elizabeth of Russia (1708–1762), Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg

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  Louis Tocqué, c.1758, Portrait of Anna Stroganova (1743–1769), State Russian Museum, Saint Petersburg

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  Louis Tocqué, c.1738, Portrait de Louis de France, Dauphin fils de Louis XV, oil on canvas, 195 x 144 cm (76.8 c 56.7 in), Palace of Versailles

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  Louis Tocqué, c.1745, Portrait of Frederik Berregaard, oil on canvas, 92 cm × 73 cm (36 in × 28.5 in), Statens Museum for Kunst

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  Louis Tocqué, 1745, Portrait of Maria Teresa of Spain (1726–1746) as the Dauphine of France, oil on canvas, 271 cm × 195 cm (106.5 in × 77 in), Palace of Versailles

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  Louis Tocqué, c.1756, Portrait du Marquis de Marigny (1728–1781), oil on canvas, Palace of Versailles

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  Follower of Louis Tocqué, Allegorical Portrait of Urania, Muse of Astronomy, oil on canvas, 91 x 73,5 cm

Notable Paintings

See also

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