France / Turkey: 'Sultan's Wife Drinking Coffee', oil on canvas, Charles Vanloo (French, 1706 - 1765), 1750s. State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg

Carle or Charles-Andre van Loo (15 February 1705 – 15 July 1765) was a French subject painter, son of the painter Louis-Abraham van Loo, a younger brother of Jean-Baptiste van Loo and grandson of Jacob van Loo. He was the most famous member of a successful dynasty of painters of Dutch origin. His works includes every category: religion, history painting, mythology, portraiture, allegory, and genre scenes.

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