Portrait of the Marquis de Saint-Paul

Jean-Baptiste Greuze, c. 1760

While the French painter Greuze is known principally for his genre scenes with contemporary figures, he was also a sought-after portraitist. This fashionably dressed young marquis is portrayed in an elegant and natural manner.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-3906
  • Dimensionsheight 55 cm x width 45 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Marquis de Saint-Paul
    • Portrait of the Marquis de Saint-Paul

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-3906

  • Description

    Ovaal portret van marquis de Saint Paul, buste naar rechts met zijn steek onder de linkerarm.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature: ‘A. Levert’

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Jean-Baptiste Greuze, France

  • Dating

    c. 1760

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    height 55 cm x width 45 cm

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  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1956

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    ? collection of the sitter, Joseph-Etienne de Thomassin (Marquis de Saint Paul); ? his daughter, Marie Henriette Joséphine de Thomassin (Dame de Saint Paul); ? her son, Henry Zozime, Marquis de Valori (1786-1859);{Who married the goddaughter of the painter, Caroline Trochon de Laudigeois.} ? his daughter, Anne Henriette Françoise de Valori (1811-?); ? her son, Gaston de Bausset-Roquefort du chaine d'Arbaud (1841-1906); ? his son, Pierre de Bausset-Roquefort du chaine d'Arbaud, Baron de Beausset (1893-1982);{Who married Mahaut de Béthune-Sully (1901-1981), Château Sully-sur-Loire.} …; collection Mr M.;{According to the catalogue for the sale, La Comtesse de M. et al., Paris (Galerie Charpentier), 20 March 1953, no.7.} …; sale, La Comtesse de M. et al., Paris (Galerie Charpentier), 20 March 1953, no. 7;…; from the dealer A. de Heuvel, Brussels,fl. 10,018.50, to the museum, 1956

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

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