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Portrait of the Marquis de la Mésangère, half-length, in a blue mantle with a gold brocade lining; and Portrait of the Marquise de la Mésangère, née Marguerite de Rambouillet, half-length, in a gold brocade dress with a blue mantle and flowers in her hair
Details
Hyacinthe Rigaud (Perpignan 1659-1743 Paris) and Studio
Portrait of the Marquis de la Mésangère, half-length, in a blue mantle with a gold brocade lining; and Portrait of the Marquise de la Mésangère, née Marguerite de Rambouillet, half-length, in a gold brocade dress with a blue mantle and flowers in her hair
oil on canvas
32 1/8 x 25 5/8 in. (81.6 x 65.1 cm.)
in Régence carved and gilded frames
a pair (2)
Portrait of the Marquis de la Mésangère, half-length, in a blue mantle with a gold brocade lining; and Portrait of the Marquise de la Mésangère, née Marguerite de Rambouillet, half-length, in a gold brocade dress with a blue mantle and flowers in her hair
oil on canvas
32 1/8 x 25 5/8 in. (81.6 x 65.1 cm.)
in Régence carved and gilded frames
a pair (2)
Provenance
Comte A. de Ganay, Paris; sale, Frederik Muller & Cie, Amsterdam, 24 April, 1906, lot 28, as H. Rigaud.
de Fursac sale; Fievez, Brussels, 14-15 December 1923, lots 180 and 181.
with Galerie Jacob, Brussels, where acquired by the family of the present owners in 1957.
de Fursac sale; Fievez, Brussels, 14-15 December 1923, lots 180 and 181.
with Galerie Jacob, Brussels, where acquired by the family of the present owners in 1957.
Literature
[Probably] P. Eudel, Les livres de comptes de Hyacinthe Rigaud, Paris, 1910, pp. 88 and 95.
[Probably] J. Roman, Le Livre de Raison du Peintre Hyacinthe Rigauld, Paris, 1919, p. 162 (1712 - 'Mr le président de la Mésangère... 200 livres') and p. 175 (1715 - 'Mad. la président de la Mésangère...250 livres').
[Probably] J. Roman, Le Livre de Raison du Peintre Hyacinthe Rigauld, Paris, 1919, p. 162 (1712 - 'Mr le président de la Mésangère... 200 livres') and p. 175 (1715 - 'Mad. la président de la Mésangère...250 livres').
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