Portrait Of An Aristocratic Gentleman In Armor, Circa 1690

Portrait of an aristocratic gentleman in armor circa 1690

This refined portrait depicts a young aristocratic gentleman in armor, embodying the ideals of the French aristocracy of the Grand Siècle.

This portrait fully illustrates the graceful, elegant style of the school of Hyacinthe Rigaud (Perpignan, 1659 - Paris, 1743), a major figure in portrait painting under the reigns of Louis XIV and Louis XV characterized by a subtle alliance between classical idealization and fidelity to detail.

Entourage by Hyacinthe Rigaud

France

Circa 1690

With Frame: 102 cm. x 84 cm.

Without Frame: 82 cm. x 63 cm.