Portrait Of Philippe d'Orléans Known As

Oil on canvas In its Louis XIV period frame in carved and gilded wood, model "Berain" Total dimensions: 125 x 95 cm. The canvas alone: 100 x 70 cm Philippe d'Orléans younger brother of King Louis XIV and more commonly known as "Monsieur", he was born on September 21, 1640 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye and died on June 9, 1701 at the castle of Saint -Cloud. Prince of the French royal family, son of Louis XIII and Anne of Austria. Titled Duke of Anjou at his birth, he is known by his title of Duke of Orleans from the death of his uncle Gaston de France in 1660. Philippe, is homosexual and well known for his debauchery. A lover of extravagant adornments, he leads an expensive lifestyle. He has several favorites who follow one another in his entourage, including the Marquis de Châtillon, the Comte de Guiche, the Marquis de Beuvron, the Marquis de Manicamp, the Marquis d'Effiat and especially for thirty years the Chevalier de Lorraine. However, imposed by his brother the King, he married twice, the first of his wives was Princess Henrietta of England and the second, the daughter of the Elector Palatine, Elisabeth-Charlotte of Bavaria known as "La Palatine". From this union will be born two sons and a daughter. Jean Nocret Painter of history, portraits and etcher, he was born in Nancy in 1615 and died in Paris in 1672. A pupil of Jean Le Clerc, master from Lorraine, Nocret undertook a trip to Rome. There, he met Nicolas Poussin and made copies for Monsieur de Chantelou. Back in Paris in 1644, in December 1649 he was appointed painter to the king, king's valet, and painter to the Duke of Orleans, and quickly became known as a great portrait painter. In 1657, Nocret left for Portugal in the company of the French Ambassador, the Bishop of Comminges, and during this period produced portraits of the Portuguese royal family. Returning to Paris in 1660, he was responsible for decorating the interiors of the Château de Saint-Cloud. Nocret joined the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in 1663, with the presentation of the repentance of Saint-Pierre. Between 1666 and 1669, Nocret decorated the queen's apartments at the Tuileries Palace, under the direction of Charles Le Brun. These decorations disappeared in 1871, following the fire in the Tuileries. In addition to the collective portrait of the royal family presented at Versailles, several paintings of him are preserved, including a portrait of a generally Roman child (Blois, Musée des Beaux-Arts), Portrait of Philippe d'Anjou (Madrid, Musée du Prado), Portrait of the Duchess of La Vallière, Portrait of Queen Marie-Thérèse, and Portrait of Anne of Austria (Versailles, national museum of the châteaux of Versailles and Trianon). Some works are only attributed to him or to his workshop, such as La Renommée presenting to France, the portrait of Louis XIV (Saint-Quentin, Antoine Lécuyer museum, painting sometimes attributed to Louis-Ferdinand Elle), Portrait of Anne d 'Austria (Nantes, Musée des Beaux-Arts), Portrait of Louis XIV (Château de Maisons-Laffitte), Portrait of Louis XIV as a general Roman (circa 1670, Sceaux, Musée de l'Île-de-France). Very good state of conservation. Sold with invoice & certificate