Madame de Pompadour
| Jeanne Antoinette Poisson | |
|---|---|
| Marquise of Pompadour | |
 Portrait by François Boucher | |
| Full name
Jeanne Antoinette Poisson | |
| Born | 29 December 1721 Paris, France |
| Died | 15 April 1764 (aged 42) Paris, France |
| Charles Guillaume le Normant d'Étiolles (1717–99, m. 1741) | |
Issue
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| Father | François Poisson |
| Mother | Madeleine de la Motte |
| Occupation | Chief mistress to Louis XV |
Jeanne Antoinette Poisson was better known as Madame de Pompadour. The Marquise of 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.
Gallery
1755, by Quentin de la Tour
Pompadour as Diana by Jean-Marc Nattier
Portrait by Boucher
Finished posthumously in 1764 by Drouais
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Madame De Pompadour Media
Jeanne Antoinette at a toilette table applying blush (portrait by François Boucher, 1758)
Jean Baptiste Pigalle: Madame de Pompadour as "Friendship" (Louvre)
Genius of Music; engraved print by Madame de Pompadour of a drawing by Boucher, after an engraved gemstone by Guay c. 1755.
Her memorial posthumous portrait finished in 1764, but begun while she was alive, by François-Hubert Drouais
Leda; engraved print by Madame de Pompadour of a drawing by Boucher, after an engraved gemstone by Guay c. 1755.
Dog; engraved print by Madame de Pompadour of a drawing by Boucher, after an engraved gemstone by Guay c. 1755.
