ical ▁debate ▁The ▁P ity ▁of ▁War : ▁The ▁Lov es ▁and ▁L ives ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁Po ets , ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁I TV ▁drama - document ary ▁featuring ▁John ▁H urt ; ▁see ▁List ▁of ▁John ▁H urt ▁performances <0x0A> </s> ▁Jean - Ét ienne ▁Li ot ard ▁( ; ▁ 2 2 ▁December ▁ 1 7 0 2 ▁– ▁ 1 2 ▁June ▁ 1 7 8 9 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Swiss ▁painter , ▁art ▁con no isseur ▁and ▁deal er . ▁He ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁port ra its ▁in ▁past el , ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁works ▁from ▁his ▁trip ▁to ▁Turkey . ▁A ▁H ug uen ot ▁of ▁French ▁origin ▁and ▁citiz en ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Gene va , ▁he ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁Gene va , ▁but ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁stays ▁in ▁the ▁capit als ▁of ▁Europe , ▁where ▁his ▁port ra its ▁were ▁much ▁in ▁demand . ▁ ▁He ▁worked ▁in ▁Rome , ▁Ist an bul , ▁Paris , ▁Vienna , ▁London ▁and ▁other ▁cities . ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁Li ot ard ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Gene va . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁French ▁Protest ant ▁j ew eller ▁who ▁fled ▁to ▁Gene va ▁after ▁ 1 6 8 5 . ▁Jean - Ét ienne ▁Li ot ard ▁ ▁began ▁his ▁studies ▁under ▁Prof ess ors ▁Daniel ▁Gard elle ▁and ▁Pet it ot , ▁whose ▁en am els ▁and ▁mini atures ▁he ▁copied ▁with ▁considerable ▁skill . ▁▁