18th century FRENCH SCHOOL, follower of Hyacinthe Rigaud (16 - Lot 154

Lot n° 154
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15000 - 20000 EUR
Result : NC
18th century FRENCH SCHOOL, follower of Hyacinthe Rigaud (16 - Lot 154
18th century FRENCH SCHOOL, follower of Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659-1753) Portrait of the Grand Dauphin Oil on canvas. H_130 cm L_97 cm Restorations, faded. Gilded and carved wooden frame slightly hiding the painting. This important portrait of the Grand Dauphin is clearly linked to the prototype used by Hyacinthe Rigaud as early as 1693 for his portrait of Louis-Francois de Croissy. The model is standing, seen from half-body; the background opens onto a landscape, while the helmet on the table, accompanied by the command staff held in the subject's hand, recalls his military function. As is often the case with paintings associated with Hyacinthe Rigaud, the question of authorship is a complex one, given that his models circulated and were themselves repeated many times by his workshop. In the case of our painting, the rendering of the textiles and the face leads us quite naturally to the Bâtiments du Roi. This department produced copies of important paintings for the sovereign or for wealthy courtiers. These were intended to disseminate the royal aesthetic and became veritable propaganda tools, as courtiers sought to please the sovereign by commissioning numerous representations of him or his close relations. These works, totally controlled by the authorities, are a veritable parallel production to the paintings in Rigaud's studio. Louis de France, also known as the Grand Dauphin, was the eldest son of Louis XIV and Maria Theresa of Austria. He died before his father, in 1711, but his son Philippe V ascended the Spanish throne. He was also the grandfather of the future French king Louis XV. A great military man, he made a name for himself by capturing the Philippsburg citadel in 1688, during the war of the League of Augsburg.
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