Madame de Pompadour
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| Jeanne Antoinette Poisson | |
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| Marquise of Pompadour | |
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| Portrait by François Boucher | |
| Spouse(s) | Charles Guillaume le Normant d'Étiolles (1717–99, m. 1741) |
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| Full name | |
| Jeanne Antoinette Poisson | |
| Father | François Poisson |
| Mother | Madeleine de la Motte |
| Born | 29 December 1721 Paris, France |
| Died | 15 April 1764 (aged 42) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Chief mistress to Louis XV |
Jeanne Antoinette Poisson was better known as Madame de Pompadour. The Marquise of Pompadour (29 December 1721 – 15 April 1764) was courtier and the official chief mistress of Louis XV from 1745 until her death. She was born in Paris, Kingdom of France, and died there from tuberculosis at 42. She was presented to the royal court by a cousin of the King, the Princess of Conti.
Gallery[change | change source]
1755, by Quentin de la Tour
Pompadour as Diana by Jean-Marc Nattier
Portrait by Boucher
Finished posthumously in 1764 by Drouais
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