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"Madame Pompadour" redirects here. For other uses, see Madame Pompadour (disambiguation). ... Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour (/ ˈpɒmpədʊər /, French: [pɔ̃paduʁ] ⓘ; 29 December 1721 – 15 April 1764), commonly known as Madame de Pompadour, was a member of the French court.
Madame de Pompadour was a mistress, friend and advisor to Louis XV, remaining with him until her death in 1764. Introduced in the Court by well-placed connections, she caught the King's eye and soon became his official mistress.
Jan 24, 2019 · Fast Facts: Madame de Pompadour. Known For: Beloved mistress of King Louis XV who became an unofficial advisor to the king and an influential leader of the arts. Full Name: Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour. Also Known As: Reinette. Born: December 29, 1721 in Paris, France.
Aug 29, 2024 · April 15, 1764, Versailles (aged 42) Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, marquise de Pompadour (born Dec. 29, 1721, Paris, France—died April 15, 1764, Versailles) was an influential mistress (from 1745) of the French king Louis XV and a notable patron of literature and the arts.
Madame de Pompadour was the long-standing mistress of King Louis XV of France. In this portrait, the last ever painted of her, she is presented as a respectable, cultured, middle-aged woman, who gazes confidently at the viewer.
French mistress Madame de Pompadour (1721-1764) came to fame as the paramour of King Louis XV (1710-1774). She was a woman of great beauty, tremendous talent, and enormous influence, despite her humble origins. Often reviled by the court for her bourgeois background, the public for her profligate spending, and sometimes by both for each reason ...
Madame de Pompadour (1756) by François Boucher Alte Pinakothek, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen. Madame de Pompadour was the official mistress of King Louis XV of France. She gained...
Madame de Pompadour was a stalwart patron and admirer of François Boucher between 1747 and her death in 1764. This allegorical portrait, commissioned by the Marquis de...
May 10, 2016 · Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour, may be best known as King Louis XV's chief mistress. But she was also a well-educated tastemaker, a patron of the arts and an artist in her own...
The critically acclaimed author of Philippe, Duc d'Orleans, Christine Pevitt Algrant traces Madame de Pompadour from her modest beginnings in early-eighteenth-century Paris to her reign...
