1734
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Portrait of Anne Louis Goislard de Montsabert, Comte de Richbourg-le-Toureil is a 1734 unspecified by Nicolas de Largillière, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see a young man in a velvet doublet, with an open shirt and a wig. He looks relaxed, with a bit of wig powder on his shoulders. This painting is interesting because it shows the artist's study of earlier Flemish painters, like the way they used warm colors and thick brushstrokes. Check out The Cleveland Museum of Art to learn more about this portrait.
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…
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Nicolas de Largillière (French: ; baptised 10 October 1656 – 20 March 1746) was a French painter and draughtsman. From 1733 until 1735, he was director of the Académie de Peinture et de Sculpture.
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