Pierre Gobert (1662 – 13 February 1744) was a French painter. He was born in Fontainebleau, the son of the sculptor Jean II Gobert. Gobert entered the

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on 31 December 1701 as a

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. During the reign of

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he became the preferred painter of the great ladies of the court as evidenced by the large collection of portraits that he executed during that time. Gobert's style included incorporating the traits of

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into his portraits.

List of works

* ''Portrait of Mademoiselle de Blois en Galatée triomphante'' See Here, (c.1692), Collection particulière * ''Portrait of the duchesse du Maine'', * ''Portrait of Mademoiselle de Chartres'' (1690–98) See Here * ''Portrait of Mademoiselle de la Mothe'', * ''Portrait of Marquise d
Deffand
', * ''Portrait of the daughters of the

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'' (1689) See Here * ''Portrait of Mademoiselle de Villefranche'', * ''Portrait of Mademoiselle de Maupin'', * ''Portrait of Mademoiselle de Chartres iece of the above Mlle de Chartres' (c.1716) See Here * ''Portrait of the Abesse de Chelles'' (1720) See Here * ''Portrait of the princesse de Conti'' * ''Portrait of the princesse de Condé'' (1713) See Here * ''Portrait of the duchesse de Bourgogne'', (1704) See Here * ''Portrait of the duchesse de Chartres'', (1700) See Here * ''Portrait of the Hereditary Prince of Lorraine'' (1710) See Here * ''Portrait of Mademoiselle de Valois'', (1717) See Here * ''Portrait of the Family of the

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'' *''Portrait of Mademoiselle de Chartres'', See Here * ''Portrait of Mademoiselle de Clermont'', (1710–1720; held in the Royal Collection); See Here * ''Portrait of the Anne de Baviére'' See Here * ''Portrait of

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'' (1716) * ''Portrait of

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'' (1724); See here * ''Portrait of Mademoiselle de La Roche sur Yon'' (?) See Here Monsieur Gobert was also commissioned to do portraits of the Régent of France along with his second daughter Marie Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans ('' See here'').

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was also a subject of his along with Louis XV. Louis XV's wife

Marie Leszczyńska Maria Karolina Zofia Felicja Leszczyńska (; ; 23 June 1703 – 24 June 1768), also known as Marie Leczinska, was Queen of France as the wife of King Louis XV from their marriage on 4 September 1725 until her death in 1768. The daughter of Stanis ...

. Their eldest twin daughters, Princess Marie Louise Élisabeth and Princess Henriette Anne were also painted by Pierre in their infancy. Princess Marie Louise was also painted. He died at

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Bibliography

* Fernand Engerand, «''Pierre Gobert, peintre de portrait''», in "L’Artiste", Mars 1897, pp. 161–175.

External links

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