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Manon Balletti (1740-1776)

Manon Balletti (1740-1776)






Date : 1757

Sizes : 47 cm x 54 cm
Material : Oil on canvas
Acquisition : Bequeathed by Miss Emilie Yznaga (1945)
Salon des Artistes français
National Gallery
France 1700-1800
Main Building
First Floor - Section 33
Item 16 on 24
French Painting
Painting (Portrait)

Area related
France

Description   

Marie-Madeleine, called Manon (1740-1776), was the daughter of the well-known actress Sylvia Balletti. Casanova was declaring his love for Manon when this portrait was painted. Three years later she married the architect Jacques-François Blondel who was 35 years her senior.
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