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Firmin Massot, Portrait of a Seated Young Lady Drawing under a Tree, late 18th–19th century. Another portrait by the artist, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Image creditsFirmin Massot · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · Purchase, C. G. Boerner Gift, 2006 · CC0 1.0 · Format WebP, dimensions réduites

Firmin Massot, Portrait of a Seated Young Lady Drawing under a Tree, late 18th–19th century. Another portrait by the artist, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Firmin Massot · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · Purchase, C. G. Boerner Gift, 2006 · CC0 1.0 · Format WebP, dimensions réduites

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Firmin Massot · 3 min read

Firmin Massot: the portrait of his future wife attributed to three artists

In 1793 or 1794, Firmin Massot, Wolfgang-Adam Töpffer and Jacques-Laurent Agasse created the Portrait of the Demoiselles Mégevand. One of the two women depicted, Anne-Louise, married Massot in 1795.