Studio of Jean Baptiste Greuze The Dauphin Louis circa 1761 The Dauphin Louis circa 1761 Oil on canvas 28 1/4 x 22 3/4 inches (71.8 x 57.8 cm) This work is a replica of the portrait Greuze painted of the Dauphin Louis in 1761. Greuze was introduced to the royal family by his patron, Ange-Laurent de Live de Jully, Introduceur des Ambassadeurs at Versailles. After the sitting, the Dauphin told Live de Jully, "You told me the painter was a strange individual, but you forgot to inform me he was a madman." (Colin Bailly, Collecting Art in Pre-Revoluntionary France, p. 47)
Lined. Surface grime. Cracquelure.
Studio of Jean Baptiste Greuze The Dauphin Louis circa 1761 The Dauphin Louis circa 1761 Oil on canvas 28 1/4 x 22 3/4 inches (71.8 x 57.8 cm) This work is a replica of the portrait Greuze painted of the Dauphin Louis in 1761. Greuze was introduced to the royal family by his patron, Ange-Laurent de Live de Jully, Introduceur des Ambassadeurs at Versailles. After the sitting, the Dauphin told Live de Jully, "You told me the painter was a strange individual, but you forgot to inform me he was a madman." (Colin Bailly, Collecting Art in Pre-Revoluntionary France, p. 47)
Lined. Surface grime. Cracquelure.
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