Marie-Geneviève Navarre

Marie-Geneviève Navarre (1737–1795) was a French portrait artist and miniaturist who created artwork in pastels and oils, though she is best known for her pastels. or simply Geneviève Navarre, was born in Paris in 1737 and studied art there with the pastel master Maurice Quentin de la Tour, a royal portrait artist admired for "endowing his sitters with a distinctive charm and intelligence." With her "compelling pastel portraits," Navarre became known as one of the "most esteemed pastellists of the 18th century."