The Comte and Chevalier de Choiseul as Savoyards is an oil on canvas portrait painting by the French artist François-Hubert Drouais, from 1758.[1] It is held at the Frick Collection, in New York, which acquired it in 1966.[2]
| The Comte and Chevalier de Choiseul as Savoyards | |
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| Artist | François-Hubert Drouais |
| Year | 1758 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, portrait painting |
| Dimensions | 139.4 cm × 107.6 cm (54.9 in × 42.4 in) |
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History and description
editIt depicts two young members of the French Aristocracy, dressed in the costume of Savoyard itinerate entertainers who toured France in the era. The elder of the two, shown standing with a hurdy-gurdy on his back is the six-year old Marie-Gabriel-Florent-Auguste de Choiseul-Gouffier. His younger brother Michel-Félix-Victor, Chevalier de Choiseul-Daillecourt is shown pointing at a peep show.[3] A docile setter is shown at their feet.[4]
They were cousins of the French statesman the Duke of Choiseul, best known for leading France during the Seven Years' War. Drouais was a celebrated portraitist of the Ancien régime who flourished during the reign of Louis XV. The painting was displayed at the Salon of 1759 at the Louvre, in Paris.[5]
References
edit- ↑ Wintermute & Garstang p.50
- ↑ Frick Collection
- ↑ Frick Collection
- ↑ Tadie & O'Quinn p.135
- ↑ Frick Collection
Bibliography
edit- Tadie, Alexis & O'Quinn, Daniel. Sporting Cultures, 1650–1850. University of Toronto Press, 2018.
- Wintermute, Alan & Garstang, Donald . The French portrait, 1550-1850. University of Washington Press, 2009.