Madame de Pompadour
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| Jeanne Antoinette Poisson | |
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 Portrait by François Boucher |
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| Born | 29 December 1721 Paris, Kingdom of France |
| Died | 15 April 1764 (aged 42) Paris, Kingdom of France |
| Occupation | Chief mistress to Louis XV |
| Title | Marquise de Pompadour |
| Spouse | Charles Guillaume le Normant d'Étiolles (1717–99, m. 1741) |
Jeanne Antoinette Poisson was better known as Madame de Pompadour. The Marquise de 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.
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1755, by Quentin de la Tour
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Pompadour as Diana by Jean-Marc Nattier
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Portrait by Boucher
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Finished posthumously in 1764 by Drouais
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