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Who painted “The Lady with a Fan, The Artist's Wife”?

“The Lady with a Fan, The Artist's Wife” was painted by Alexander Roslin in 1768. Where to see it: Nationalmuseum.

The Lady with a Fan, The Artist's Wife — Alexander Roslin

Rococo

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Rococo: Baroque before it is darker, heavier and more serious; Neoclassicism after it is sober, linear and moral.

Alexander Roslin (15 July 1718 – 5 July 1793) was a Swedish painter who worked in Scania, Bayreuth, Paris, Italy, Warsaw and St. Petersburg, primarily for members of aristocratic families. Wikipedia

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