Sujet
Portrait of Anne Louis Goislard de Montsabert, Comte de Richbourg-le-Toureil, 1734. Creator: Nicolas de Largillière (French, 1656-1746).
Légende
Portrait of Anne Louis Goislard de Montsabert, Comte de Richbourg-le-Toureil, 1734. By positioning the figure close to the picture plane and engulfed in a swirl of drapery, Nicolas de Largillière created a remarkably informal likeness of the 26-year-old Goislard. This impression is enhanced by the sitter?s open shirt and the drift of wig powder that dusts the shoulders of his velvet doublet. Warm hues and thick brushstrokes reveal the artist?s study of earlier Flemish painters, notably Anthony van Dyck. Despite his youth and seeming nonchalance, Goislard was a figure of prominence. He may have commissioned this work to commemorate his appointment to the Parlement, or governing council, of France in 1732, or earning the title Lord of Montsabert the following year.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19G00_180
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
70,5Mo (5,1Mo) / 37,5cm x 47,1cm / 4429 x 5565 (300dpi)