Madame de PompadourFrench, 1721–1764Frankrigs genius
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Not on view at present
Where is “Frankrigs genius” now? Collection: SMK — National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Copenhagen, Denmark
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- KKSgb28992
In the catalog
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- SMK
- Image: SMK — National Gallery of Denmark — public domain
In the life of Madame de Pompadour
The whole life1746–1757 · Residence
Château de Crécy
1750s
Under her patronage: Boucher, Réveillon and Drouais
Pompadour patronizes sculptors and portrait painters, among them the court artist Jean-Marc Nattier and, in the 1750s, François Boucher, Jean-Baptiste Réveillon and François-Hubert Drouais, and makes Paris the perceived capital of taste and culture in Europe.
8 February 1756
Named lady-in-waiting to the Queen
On 8 February 1756 the Marquise de Pompadour is named thirteenth lady-in-waiting to the Queen, a position considered the most prestigious at court.
1756–1763
The Seven Years' War: the public blames the marquise
The war goes badly for France, and public opinion blames the marquise rather than the rotten social order; France emerges from the war diminished and virtually bankrupt.
1757
After Rossbach: “After us, the Deluge”
After France's defeat by the Prussians at Rossbach, Madame de Pompadour is alleged to have comforted the King with the now famous “after us, the Deluge”.
1759
Buys the porcelain factory at Sèvres
In 1759 the marquise buys outright the porcelain factory at Sèvres, which she had earlier built; it becomes one of the most famous porcelain manufacturers in Europe and provides skilled jobs for the region.
