Artist: Nicolas de Largilliere Painting: Portrait of an officer Introduction: oil on canvas painting by Nicolas de Largilliere, Art Gallery of New South Wales
Artist: Nicolas de Largilliere Painting: Nature morte Introduction: Nature morte ?? l'aigui??re (vers 1725) - Huile sur toile, collection particuli??re de Georges de Lastic (1927-1988) lors de l'exposition Le cabinet d'un amateur, n??4, au mus??e de la chasse et de la nature, Paris (d??cembre 2009-mars 2010).
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1656-1746
French
Nicolas de Largilliere Gallery
Nicolas de Largilli??re (October 10, 1656 - March 20, 1746), French painter, was born in Paris.
His father, a merchant, took him to Antwerp at the age of three. As a boy, he spent nearly two years in London. Sometime after his return to Antwerp, a failed attempt at business led him to the studio of Goubeau. However, Largilli??re left at the age of eighteen to seek his fortune in England, where he was befriended and employed by Lely, for four years at Windsor.
His skills attracted Charles II, who wished to retain him in his service, but the fury aroused by the Rye House Plot against Roman Catholics alarmed Largilli??re. He left for Paris where he was well received by Le Brun and Van der Meulen. Despite his Flemish training as a portrait-painter, his reputation was soon established. Largilli??re's brilliant colour and lively touch attracted celebrities of his day??actresses, public men and popular preachers flocked to his studio. President Lambert, with his beautiful wife and daughter, were among his most noted subjects.
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