Portrait of Cardinal Dubois
| Portrait of Cardinal Dubois | |
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| Artist | Hyacinthe Rigaud |
| Year | 1723 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, portrait painting |
| Dimensions | 146.7 cm × 113.7 cm (57.8 in × 44.8 in) |
| Location | Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland |
Portrait of Cardinal Dubois is a 1723 portrait painting by the French artist Hyacinthe Rigaud depicting Cardinal Guillaume Dubois.[1] Dubois served as Chief minister of France during the Régence era.
Following the death of
clergyman. In 1721 he was elevated to the position of cardinal by Pope Innocent XIII. He still held office at his death in August 1723 at Versailles
.
The books shown on the desk besides are notable
legal works.[3] He wears a wrap of scarlet silk with a shorter fur cape and holds a letter marked "Au Roy" (To the King). Today the painting is in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art in Ohio.[4]
References
- ^ Perreau p.216
- ^ Black p.70
- ^ The Formation and Transmission of Western Legal Culture: 150 Books that Made the Law in the Age of Printing p.479
- ^ "Portrait of Cardinal Guillaume Dubois | Cleveland Museum of Art".
Bibliography
- Black, Jeremy. From Louis XIV to Napoleon: The Fate of a Great Power. Routledge, 2013.
- Dauchy, Serge, Martyn, Georges, Musson, Anthony, Pihlajamäki, Heikki & Wijffels, Alain. The Formation and Transmission of Western Legal Culture: 150 Books that Made the Law in the Age of Printing. Springer, 2016.
- Dhondt, Frederik. Balance of Power and Norm Hierarchy: Franco-British Diplomacy after the Peace of Utrecht. BRILL, 2015,
- Perreau, Stéphan. Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1659-1743: le peintre des rois. Presses du Languedoc, 2004.
- Watrelot, Michaela. Wilhelm von Bode and the American Art Market: The Rudolphe Kann Collection. Taylor & Francis, 2023.
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