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The beautiful Strasbourgian Nicolas de Largillière, 1703
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The beautiful Strasbourgian

Nicolas de Largillière · 1703

Why it's great

A young woman from Strasbourg wears a traditional black cap with a big bow and a fancy dress, and looks calmly at us. Nicolas de Largillière painted it in 1703.

Where to see it

📍 Musée des Beaux-Arts de StrasbourgStrasbourg, France

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About the artist

Nicolas de Largillière

1656–1746 · born in Paris

Nicolas de Largillière was a French painter, born in Paris in 1656. He trained in Antwerp and London, and became one of the most successful portrait painters of his time, painting rich dresses and sparkling jewelry. He died in 1746.

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