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Charles Antoine Coypel

1694–1752 · French

Born
1694
Died
1752

21 works in the Collect24 Registry

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Charles-Antoine Coypel was a French painter, art critic, and playwright who became court painter to the French king and director of the Académie Royale. He inherited the title Garde des tableaux et dessins du roi, a function combining director and curator of the king's art collection.

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Charles-Antoine Coypel (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl ɑ̃twan kwapɛl]; 11 July 1694 – 14 June 1752) was a French painter, art critic, and playwright. He became court painter to the French king and director of the Académie Royale. He inherited from his father Antoine the title of Garde des tableaux et dessins du roi (Keeper of the paintings and drawings of the king), a function which combined the role of director and curator of the king's art collection. He was mainly active in Paris.

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Selected registered works by Charles Antoine Coypel

Selected from 21 works by Charles Antoine Coypel in the Collect24 Registry.

Charles-Antoine Coypel, Self-Portrait

Charles-Antoine Coypel

Self-Portrait, 1734

Pastel, on blue paper (now discolored), mounted on canvas

98.1 × 80 cm

J. Paul Getty Museum

C24-212828

Charles-Antoine Coypel, Study of a Woman (Rodugune) Turned toward the Left

Charles-Antoine Coypel

Study of a Woman (Rodugune) Turned toward the Left, about 1749

Black chalk with white chalk, squared in black chalk, on blue paper

43.8 × 32.9 cm

J. Paul Getty Museum

C24-197881

Charles Antoine Coypel, Medea

Charles Antoine Coypel

Medea, ca. 1715

Pastel on brown paper; framing lines in pen and brown ink

29.4 × 20.6 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-537009

Charles-Antoine Coypel, Hercule ramène Alceste des enfers à son époux Admète

Charles-Antoine Coypel

Hercule ramène Alceste des enfers à son époux Admète, 1750

oil paint

213.5 × 263 cm

Department of Paintings of the Louvre

C24-239957

Charles Antoine Coypel, Allegorical Figure of Painting

Charles Antoine Coypel

Allegorical Figure of Painting, early 18th century

Black, white, and touches of red chalk on blue paper; squared in black chalk

35.6 × 30.8 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-572079

Charles Antoine Coypel, Portrait of Cornelius Galle, Jr.

Charles Antoine Coypel

Portrait of Cornelius Galle, Jr., 18th century

Black and red chalk, graphite, pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash

20.5 × 15.9 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-541661

Charles Antoine Coypel, Joseph Recognized by his Brothers

Charles Antoine Coypel

Joseph Recognized by his Brothers, 18th century

Red and black chalk, watercolor, and gouache; squared in pen and black ink

24.8 × 32.2 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-516847

Charles-Antoine Coypel, Fury of Achilles

Charles-Antoine Coypel

Fury of Achilles, 1737

oil paint

147 × 195 cm

Hermitage Museum

C24-426469

Charles Antoine Coypel, The Virgin and Child

Charles Antoine Coypel

The Virgin and Child, 1714–52

Etching

15.5 × 17 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-344350

Charles Antoine Coypel, François de Jullienne (1722–1754) and Marie Elisabeth de Jullienne (Marie Elisabeth de Séré de Rieux, 1724–1795)

Charles Antoine Coypel

François de Jullienne (1722–1754) and Marie Elisabeth de Jullienne (Marie Elisabeth de Séré de Rieux, 1724–1795), 1743

Pastel, black chalk, watercolor, and traces of black chalk underdrawing on four joined sheets of handmade blue laid paper, mounted on canvas and adhered to a keyed stretcher

100 × 80 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-136568

Charles-Antoine Coypel, Portrait of Philippe Coypel and His Wife

Charles-Antoine Coypel

Portrait of Philippe Coypel and His Wife, 1742

Pastel on blue laid paper, pieced, laid down on canvas

90.5 × 73 cm

Art Institute of Chicago

C24-201350

Charles-Antoine Coypel, Standing Male Nude Holding a Staff

Charles-Antoine Coypel

Standing Male Nude Holding a Staff, c. 1750

Black chalk with touches of red chalk and traces of white chalk, squared in black chalk, on cream antique laid paper, laid down on cream antique laid paper, decorated with dark blue antique laid pape…

43.5 × 26 cm

Harvard Art Museums

C24-560572

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