"French School Circa 1760 François Hubert Drouais Close Circle"
Presumed portrait of Dominique de La Rochefoucauld (1712-1800). Rectangular canvas with an oval view. Bears a red wax seal on the reverse as well as a label from the Turquin gallery. Old restorations. Beautiful giltwood frame carved with florets and scrolls in the 18th century. Keyed frame. Frame dimensions: 98 x 82.5 cm.Compare to the painting by François Hubert Drouais in the Rouen Museum of Fine Arts.
Dominique de La Rochefoucauld - Langeac, Cardinal de La Rochefoucauld was a French prelate and politician of the 18th century. Archbishop of Albi and then Rouen, Primate of Normandy, Cardinal de La Rochefoucauld was elected deputy to the Estates-General of 1789.
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