Pierre Étienne Lesueur

A Paris-based portrait painter active between 1791 and 1810, this artist made small, crisply lit likenesses of sitters in the late 18th-century tradition. Look for the signed oil on canvas *Porträt des Robert Tournières (1667–1752)*, painted in 1747, where lace cuffs and a powdered wig catch the light like polished silver. Step closer to see how every eyelash and fabric fold is dabbed in separate strokes. Tap the portrait to zoom on those exacting details.