John Singer Sargent (Full Length): Madame X and Dr. Pozzi

Please consider supporting this channel on Patreon, thanks! Or if you prefer a one-off donation - Subscribe and click the bell icon to be notified! Want to learn more about John Singer Sargent, and other artist’s painting techniques? Please check out Chelsea Lang’s great channel at - @ChelseaLang (thanks for the clip!) John Singer Sargent was the most successful society portrait painter of the Belle Epoque, and having one’s portrait painted by him was seen as an indication of impeccable good taste. In this episode, I look at two paintings created by Sargent. Two paintings united by scandal. One of them is of Doctor Pozzi, a celebrity gynaecologist and infamous ladies’ man, who was referred to by many of his clients as L’Amour médecin, or Doctor Love. The other is Madame X, or Virginie Gautr