Workshop of Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659-1743) - Lot 0

Workshop of Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659-1743) Portrait of Louis XIV in coronation costume Oil on canvas (lining) 81 x 65.5 cm Provenance: Duc D'Uzès collection, Château de Bonnelles (old label on stretcher) The portrait we present is a reduction of the original work by Hyacinthe Rigaud, in response to the monarch's commission in 1701, considered the official portrait of the Sun King. The artist's prolific studio produced a large number of royal effigies, all of which were brilliantly executed, sometimes with slight variations, such as here in the head movement of the figure of Themis in the bas-relief in the background. Expert : Alexis BORDES Sale at the request of AGRASC, legal fees: 14.28% inc VAT