RENÉ ANTOINE HOUASSE (1645–1710) - INSCRIBE EQUESTRIAN PORTRAIT Starting price: 80 000 CZK (3 019 EUR) Hammer price: 140 000 CZK (5 283 EUR) Description dimensions: 32 x 25,5 cm (h x w) period: The last quarter of 17th century, France The author was a painter and a decorator, student of a Charles Le Brun Subsequently he worked under his leadership in a famous Parisian tapestry manufactory and cooperate on a decoration of the Versailles Chateau. He was a member of a Royal Academy of Painting. From 1699 till 1704 he was a director of the French Academy in Rome. The equestrian portrait of the French king is made in the spirit of academic painting. It is set in the battle, that takes a place on a background. The ruler is illustrated as a commander. Oil on copper plate.
RENÉ ANTOINE HOUASSE (1645–1710) - INSCRIBE EQUESTRIAN PORTRAIT Starting price: 80 000 CZK (3 019 EUR) Hammer price: 140 000 CZK (5 283 EUR) Description dimensions: 32 x 25,5 cm (h x w) period: The last quarter of 17th century, France The author was a painter and a decorator, student of a Charles Le Brun Subsequently he worked under his leadership in a famous Parisian tapestry manufactory and cooperate on a decoration of the Versailles Chateau. He was a member of a Royal Academy of Painting. From 1699 till 1704 he was a director of the French Academy in Rome. The equestrian portrait of the French king is made in the spirit of academic painting. It is set in the battle, that takes a place on a background. The ruler is illustrated as a commander. Oil on copper plate.
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