Portrait Of A Lady Of The Court As Diana The Huntress Attributed To François De Troy (1645-1730)

Attributed to François de TROY (1645-1730) Portrait of a lady of the court Oil on canvas: 45 x 36 cm without frame and 54 x 45 cm Important Louis XIV period frame in gilded and carved wood Depicted three-quarters as Diana the huntress, this elegant lady of the court is richly dressed in a veil blouse whose sleeves are held up by ribbons trimmed with a stone, she wears a red satin dress embroidered with white pearls and a royal blue coat. Surrounded by a crescent moon placed on the front of her hair. Our painting is highlighted in a 17th century frame in carved and gilded wood. Coming from a family of painters from Toulouse, François de TROY studied in Paris under Nicolas Loir and Claude Lefèvre. He excelled in the art of portraiture and history painting. He was admitted to the Royal Academy in 1694. He became the court painter of King James II in exile in Saint-Germain-en-Laye in collaboration with his pupil Alexis Simon Belle. For more than fifty years he was the court painter in France and abroad.