Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Louis Picon, vicount of Andrezel (c.1663–1727)

Unknown French, 18th century, After or possibly by François Chéreau the Elder, c. 1719 or later

The regal sitter in this portrait is Jean-Baptiste Louis Picon, vicomte d'Andrezel (c. 1663–1727). Picon commissioned the famous portraitist Hyacinth Rigaud to paint his portrait in 1716 (lost), and a print after… · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: Unknown French, 18th century, After or possibly by François Chéreau the Elder ¹
Date: c. 1719 or later ¹
Medium: Black and white chalk and wash on white laid paper ¹
Original: 3,265 × 4,051 px ¹
License: Public domain (Minneapolis Institute of Art)
Credit: Minneapolis Institute of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. D. Thomas Bergen

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The artwork features a detailed illustration of multiple figures in a natural setting. The central scene shows three figures seated among foliage. A female figure in the center is reclined against another figure,…

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