odalisque
Noun
Meaning
A female slave or concubine in the harem of the Turkish sultan.
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His fame was extended further in 1826 by the publication of Sudre's lithograph of La Grande Odalisque, which, having been scorned by artists and critics alike in 1819, now became widely popular.
The dark-haired version of the Odalisque portraits prompted claims by the art critic Denis Diderot that Boucher was "prostituting his own wife", and the Blonde Odalisque was a portrait that illustrated the extramarital relationships of the King.
These intimate family scenes are contrasting to the licentious style seen in his Odalisque portraits.