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Nicholas de Largilliere, artist
French, 1656 - 1746
Portrait of a Gentleman, 17th - 18th century
oil on canvas
32 x 25 1/2 (81.3 x 64.8 cm)
Gift of Clarence Sterling Postley in memory of his father, Sterling Postley 61.10
Artist Credit: all
Artist Biography: Although born in Paris, Largillierre spent his youth in Antwerp, becoming a student of the still life and genre painter Antoine Goubau in 1668. Soon after his acceptance as a master in the Guild of Saint Luke (1672), the artist went to England. There he studied portraiture, perhaps in the studio of Peter Lely. He returned to Paris in 1679 and became a member of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in 1686, advancing rapidly to important posts in the hierarchy of that institution. The major part of his work is devoted to portraiture, but Largillierre also produced history paintings, landscapes, and still lifes. His rival for court commissions was Hyacinthe Rigaud, while his own clientele was primarily the wealthy bourgeoisie who found his taste for warm color tones, sumptuous fabrics, and a regal manner of presentation very much to their liking. Extremely successful during his long life, the artist produced a huge ceuvre. Anthony van Dyck's influence on English portraiture as well as the seventeenth century French portrait tradition are both critical to his stylistic development. Largillierre is pivotal in the transition from the baroque to the rococo portrait style during the reigns of Louis XIV and Louis XV.
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Gentleman a of Portrait father his memory Postley Sterling Clarence Gift Europe France Painting canvas oil Nicholas de Largilliere French 6248305223730027 A303828 61.10 EPTG
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