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Jean-François Troy
(baptized Jan. 27, 1679, Paris--d. Jan. 26, 1752, Rome)
(baptized Jan. 27, 1679, Paris — d. Jan. 26, 1752, Rome)
French Rococo painter known for his tableaux de mode, or scenes of
the life of the French upper class and aristocracy, especially during
the period of the regency; e.g., "Hunt Breakfast" (1737; Wallace
Collection, London) and "Luncheon with Oysters" (1735; Musée Condé,
Chantilly, Fr.).
[Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1994]
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