Jean-Marc Nattier (1685 – 1766) – IMS Photography https://ims.photography Ian Malpass-Scott Sat, 11 Jul 2026 18:42:26 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 The marquise de Belestat https://ims.photography/2025/12/08/the-marquise-de-belestat/ Mon, 08 Dec 2025 19:19:00 +0000 https://blog.ims.photography/?p=5381 “The marquise de Belestat” by Jean-Marc Nattier in the dining room of The Wallace Collection, Marylebone, London, England

From The Wallace Collection website:

The sitter was identified by a label, as Marie-Charlotte de Châteaurenaud, who married the marquis de Belestat of Toulouse (1725-1807) in 1752. She succeeded her mother as a lady-in-waiting to the daughters of Louis XV and attended the court at Versailles in 1754 and 1755. In 1754 she was involved in a dispute at cards with the comte de Lorge, an incident which Voltaire commemorated in verse. Her commission to Nattier is probably linked to her court career at the time.

The portrait is of a type commonly used by the artist to depict young female sitters: she is dressed in the formal robe à la française with blue silk drapery, three-quarter length, without hands, in front of a neutral background. In contrast to other contemporary portraitists Nattier’s aim was not to represent the psychology of his sitters but to provide a fashionable and beautiful image according to society ideals.

Object description
Type: Easel painting
Location: The Wallace Collection, London
Material: Oil on canvas
Artist: Jean-Marc Nattier (1685 – 1766)
Date: 1755

Image details
Date: 8 December 2025
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Wide Camera 26mm ƒ/1.8
Focal Length: 26mm
Aperture: ƒ/1.8
Shutter Speed: 1/33s
ISO: 250
Licensing: Image of a Wallace Collection asset. This image cannot be licensed.

]]> Lady of time of Louis XV https://ims.photography/2024/05/12/lady-of-time-of-louis-xv/ Sun, 12 May 2024 18:36:00 +0000 https://blog.ims.photography/?p=1307 This image depicts Hebe the Greek goddess of youth. According to Greek mythology she was the daughter of Jupiter and Juno. Hebe is depicted alongside Jupiter’s eagle. She stands with a jug in one hand, from which she has just poured nectar into a cup. At her side the eagle cranes its neck to drink. The theme of Hebe and the eagle of Jupiter occurs in female portraits, flattering the sitter by implying that she shares Hebe’s youth and beauty.

Provenance: Founders’ bequest B.M.269

Object description
Type: Easel painting
Location: Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham
Material: Oil on panel
Artist: School of Jean Marc Nattier (1685-1766)
Date: unknown

Image Details
Date: 12 May 2024
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Wide Camera 26mm ƒ/1.8
Focal Length: 26mm
Aperture: ƒ/1.8
Shutter Speed: 1/50s
ISO: 160
Licensing: Image of a Bowes Museum asset. This image cannot be licensed.

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