Jean-François de Troy, a French Rococo painter, was born on January 27, 1679. He was a leading history painter of his time, also excelling in decorative paintings, genre scenes, and portraits. De Troy invented the 'tableaux de modes', capturing contemporary fashions and manners.
He remains a significant figure in the development of Rococo art, influencing the representation of everyday life and fashion in 18th-century painting.
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