period makeups: madame de Pompadour

Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, marquise de Pompadour, (1721—1764) is usually known as madame de Pompadour. She was a well known courtesan and maîtresse-en-titre of King Louis XV of France. She first caught the eye of the French king when she was invited to a royal masquerade ball in 1745. Their affair apparently ended by 1750 but he remained devoted to her until her death. She was an accomplished woman who planned buildings like the Place de la Concorde and the Petit Trianon.