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Description: | RU, unmounted s. on plate b. r. "Petr, Drevet sculpsit."; inscr on plate b. l. "Nic. Larguilliere pinxit";inscr on plate b. c. "Messire Nicolas Lambert Seigneur / de Thorigny, Conseiller du Roy en tous ses conseils et President en / La Chambre des Compteurs. / Se vend A Paris chez Drevet rue du Foin au coin du College de Maitre Gervais" CRE DREVET, Pierre; (French; 1659-1738) DES LARGILLIERE, Nicolas de; (French; 1656-1746) PUB DREVET, Pierre; (French; 1659-1738) Duplicate
Robert de Cotte was a daughtman, more famous for his architectural work than for his painting. Rigaud was the painter of Louis XIV, and most of Europe's celebrities had their portrait done by him. His friendship with Pierre Drecet conducted the last one to become a portrait engraver. Named engraver of the king in 1696/97, he was accepted at the Royal Academy in 1703, and became academicien in 1707. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | PORTRAIT : MAN : XVIIITH CENTURY : COAT OF ARMS : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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