Jean-Étienne Liotard (1702-1789) was a Swiss-French painter, art connoisseur and dealer. Liotard was an artist of great versatility, and though his fame depends largely on his graceful and delicate pastel drawings, he achieved distinction by his enamels, copperplate engravings and glass painting. He also wrote a Treatise on the Art of Painting, and was an expert collector of paintings by the old masters. This lithograph entitled "The young lady with the Viennese chocolate" (ca. 1750) is a charming example of his talent.Inscribed