Nicolas de Largillière, Portrait of Anne Louis Goislard de Montsabert, Comte de Richbourg-le-Toureil
Marlatt Fund, 1970.31 · The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access (CC0)View original →
Nicolas de Largillière

Portrait of Anne Louis Goislard de Montsabert, Comte de Richbourg-le-Toureil

1734

Current Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
80.6 × 63.8 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-110557

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 governi…

Provenance

Marlatt Fund, 1970.31

Registry history

  • 1734 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

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