Nicolas de LARGILLIERE (1656-1746)

Portrait of a gentleman, probably Comte de Caylus (1692-1765)
Oil on canvas

Dimensions:
81 x 65 cm
31 7/8 x 25 5/8 in.

Provenance:
Private collection, Paris

Sold in 1998

Anne Claude de Tubières, Comte de Caylus (1692-1765) was the son of Marthe de Caylus, the niece of Madame de Maintenon. He was a distinguished and flamboyant artist, archaeologist and diplomat, and was appointed Ambassador to Turkey by King Louis XV. He is also the author of a Recueil d'Antiquités and of writings on the painter Antoine Watteau.

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