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The Salon of 1761 was an art exhibition held at the Louvre in Paris. Staged during the reign of Louis XV and at a time when the Seven Years' War against Britain and Prussia was at its height, it reflected the taste of the Ancien régime during the mid-eighteenth century. The biannual Salon was organised by the Académie Royale.
James Macpherson, "translator" – Fingal, an Ancient Epic Poem in Six Books, together with Several Other Poems composed by Ossian, the Son of Fingal, translated from the Gaelic Language [3] Diego de Torres Villarroel – Poesías sagradas y profanas
The Exhibition of 1761 was the inaugural art exhibition ... Salon of 1761, ... War, and the Arts in the British World, 1750–1850. Profile Books, 2010. Uglow, Jenny. ...
In the Salon of 1759, Salon of 1761 and Salon of 1763 Greuze exhibited with ever-increasing success; at the Salon of 1765 he reached the zenith of his powers and reputation. In that year he was represented with at least thirteen works, amongst which may be cited La Jeune Fille qui pleure son oiseau mort , La Bonne Mère , Le Mauvais fils puni ...
Beginning in 1761, his responsibilities on behalf of the Salon, simultaneously arranging the exhibitions and acting as treasurer, resulted in a diminution of productivity in painting, and the showing of 'replicas' of previous works. [13] In 1763 his services to the Académie were acknowledged with an extra 200 livres in pension.
Louis-Léopold Boilly (French pronunciation: [lwi leɔpɔl(d) bwɑji] ⓘ; 5 July 1761 – 4 January 1845) was a French painter and draftsman.A creator of popular portrait paintings, he also produced a vast number of genre paintings documenting French middle-class social life.
In 1761, he was named painter and personal pensionary to Marie Leszczyńska, the Queen Consort. [3] He left Paris to live in Versailles and remained there until the Queen's death in 1768. That same year, he was awarded a 400 Livres annual gratuity, in recognition of his services in providing amusement for her. [ 4 ]
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