ALEXANDER ROSLIN (1718-1793) The Count of Caylus (1753) Oil on canvas (190 x 93 cm) National Museum, Warsaw, Poland To enlarge the picture, click on it and "Open in a new window" Among the paintings exhibited by Roslin at the Salon of 1753 was the portrait of Anne-Claude-Philippe de Tubières, better known as the Count …
Tag: French 18th century painting
Madame Crozat
JACQUES-ANDRE-JOSEPH AVED (1702-1766) Portrait of Madame Crozat (1741) Oil on canvas (138 x 100 cm) Musée Fabre, Montpellier To enlarge the image, right-click on it, the "Open in a new tab" Aved was one of the greatest French portraitists of the mid-18th century, ranking with Louis Tocqué (1696-1772), Jean-Marc Nattier (1685-1766), Hubert Drouais (1699-1766), Maurice …
An Old Roman Soldier
FRANCOIS ANDRE VINCENT (1746-1816) Belisarius (1776) Oil on canvas (98 x 130 cm) Musee Fabre, Montpellier Vincent initially trained with his father, Francois Elie, a miniaturist from Geneva that had settled in Paris. He was then taught by Joseph-Marie Vien. At the age of 22, he won the Prix de Rome and spent the years …
Old Masters 