# The Comtesse du Barry

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## Artwork

- Artist: [GAUCHER, Charles-Étienne](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gaucher-charles-tienne-r9784934c68e2a3>)
- Date: 1751-1800
- Technique: Engraving

## Commentary

This is a freely and rather crudely engraved likeness of the last mistress of Louis XV, made &lt;a onclick=&#34;return OpenOther\(&#39;/html/d/drouais/francois/du\_barry.html&#39;\)&#34; href=&#34;/html/d/drouais/francois/du\_barry.html&#34;&gt;after a painting&lt;/a&gt; by François-Hubert Drouais.

## Attribution

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