Jean Monnet, Director of the Opera Comique in Paris 

This pastel portrait by Maurice Quentin de La Tour depicts Jean Monnet, the director of the Opera Comique in Paris. The sitter is rendered in a realistic style with a focus on minute detail, characteristic of de La Tour’s work. The subject’s clothing and facial expression are rendered with delicate strokes, conveying a sense of refined elegance. De La Tour is famous for his pastel portraits of prominent figures, such as this one of the influential figure in the world of French opera.