The Chocolate Girl
Jean-Étienne Liotard · 1744
Why it's great
A maid carries a tray with a glass of water and a cup of hot chocolate, all painted with fine precision. Liotard worked in pastels and made this in Vienna. A Dresden collector bought it and it hangs in the Old Masters Gallery there. It's one of the most famous pastel paintings.
Where to see it
📍 Gemäldegalerie Alte MeisterDresden, Germany
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Jean-Étienne Liotard was born in Geneva, Switzerland, and traveled across Europe and to Constantinople. He is best known for pastel portraits with a precise, glowing look. He worked for royals and nobles in Vienna, Paris and England. He died in Geneva in 1789.
