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Nicolas de Largillière
Paris 1656 - 1746
Portrait of a young man, bust-length, in a velvet coat with fur collar
inscribed and dated on the reverse (on an old piece of paper affixed to the lined canvas): Peint par N. de Largillierre / 1691
oil on canvas
canvas: 25 ½ by 21 in.; 64.8 by 53.3 cm.
framed: 36 ¼ by 31 ¼ in.; 92.1 by 79.4 cm.
Provenance
Mrs. Edward Kempner;
Thereafter acquired by the present collector.Exhibited
Washington, D.C., National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution, 1962-1982 (as 'Portrait of Louis XV', loaned by Mrs. Edward Kempner).Catalogue note
This anonymous portrait of a young boy is a distinguished example by Nicolas de Largillière, who enjoyed the enthusiastic patronage of the French nobility and aristocracy over the course of his career. Portrayed with relative simplicity in comparison to other grand manner portraits of the period, the elegant young sitter, dressed in a fur-lined robe and white shirt, is described with remarkable sensitivity and candor.
As with the other paintings by Largillière, the verso of the relined canvas bears an inscription and date, probably copied from the artist's original signature on the original support.
In a private communication with the present owner (dated October 4, 2003), Dominique Brêhme confirmed the attribution to Largillière.
Paris 1656 - 1746
Portrait of a young man, bust-length, in a velvet coat with fur collar
inscribed and dated on the reverse (on an old piece of paper affixed to the lined canvas): Peint par N. de Largillierre / 1691
oil on canvas
canvas: 25 ½ by 21 in.; 64.8 by 53.3 cm.
framed: 36 ¼ by 31 ¼ in.; 92.1 by 79.4 cm.
Provenance
Mrs. Edward Kempner;
Thereafter acquired by the present collector.Exhibited
Washington, D.C., National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution, 1962-1982 (as 'Portrait of Louis XV', loaned by Mrs. Edward Kempner).Catalogue note
This anonymous portrait of a young boy is a distinguished example by Nicolas de Largillière, who enjoyed the enthusiastic patronage of the French nobility and aristocracy over the course of his career. Portrayed with relative simplicity in comparison to other grand manner portraits of the period, the elegant young sitter, dressed in a fur-lined robe and white shirt, is described with remarkable sensitivity and candor.
As with the other paintings by Largillière, the verso of the relined canvas bears an inscription and date, probably copied from the artist's original signature on the original support.
In a private communication with the present owner (dated October 4, 2003), Dominique Brêhme confirmed the attribution to Largillière.
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Nicolas de Largillière
Paris 1656 - 1746
Portrait of a young man, bust-length, in a velvet coat with fur collar
inscribed and dated on the reverse (on an old piece of paper affixed to the lined canvas): Peint par N. de Largillierre / 1691
oil on canvas
canvas: 25 ½ by 21 in.; 64.8 by 53.3 cm.
framed: 36 ¼ by 31 ¼ in.; 92.1 by 79.4 cm.
Provenance
Mrs. Edward Kempner;
Thereafter acquired by the present collector.Exhibited
Washington, D.C., National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution, 1962-1982 (as 'Portrait of Louis XV', loaned by Mrs. Edward Kempner).Catalogue note
This anonymous portrait of a young boy is a distinguished example by Nicolas de Largillière, who enjoyed the enthusiastic patronage of the French nobility and aristocracy over the course of his career. Portrayed with relative simplicity in comparison to other grand manner portraits of the period, the elegant young sitter, dressed in a fur-lined robe and white shirt, is described with remarkable sensitivity and candor.
As with the other paintings by Largillière, the verso of the relined canvas bears an inscription and date, probably copied from the artist's original signature on the original support.
In a private communication with the present owner (dated October 4, 2003), Dominique Brêhme confirmed the attribution to Largillière.
Paris 1656 - 1746
Portrait of a young man, bust-length, in a velvet coat with fur collar
inscribed and dated on the reverse (on an old piece of paper affixed to the lined canvas): Peint par N. de Largillierre / 1691
oil on canvas
canvas: 25 ½ by 21 in.; 64.8 by 53.3 cm.
framed: 36 ¼ by 31 ¼ in.; 92.1 by 79.4 cm.
Provenance
Mrs. Edward Kempner;
Thereafter acquired by the present collector.Exhibited
Washington, D.C., National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution, 1962-1982 (as 'Portrait of Louis XV', loaned by Mrs. Edward Kempner).Catalogue note
This anonymous portrait of a young boy is a distinguished example by Nicolas de Largillière, who enjoyed the enthusiastic patronage of the French nobility and aristocracy over the course of his career. Portrayed with relative simplicity in comparison to other grand manner portraits of the period, the elegant young sitter, dressed in a fur-lined robe and white shirt, is described with remarkable sensitivity and candor.
As with the other paintings by Largillière, the verso of the relined canvas bears an inscription and date, probably copied from the artist's original signature on the original support.
In a private communication with the present owner (dated October 4, 2003), Dominique Brêhme confirmed the attribution to Largillière.
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