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| Laurent-Nicolas de Joubert. An amateur artist, himself, Fabre portrays him with portfolio and brushes. |
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| Marie-Louise Poulletier de Perigny, Madame Joubert. |
The twenty-one year old Fabre was a protégé of the Joubert family, who commissioned him to paint this pair of portraits to commemorate the couple's marriage, which had taken place on August 24, 1785.
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| The artist subtly indicates Joubert's facial scarring, no doubt a result of smallpox, the scourge of the age; Jenner's great discovery was nine years off. |
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| Both portraits show the much more relaxed presentation of dress and pose that had become popular during the 1780s. |
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