Madame Du Châtelet at her desk, detail, Maurice Quentin de La Tour

Depicted person: gabrielle émilie le tonnelier de breteuil, marquise du châtelet (1706-1749), french mathematician and physicist. Object Type: painting. Date: 18th century. Dimensions: 120 × 100 cm (47.2 × 39.3 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Private collection, Choisel, château de Breteuil. Inconnu, portrait de madame Du Châtelet à sa table de travail, détail (château de Breteuil) -002