Pure Largillière

Result EUR127,400

Published on 16 October 2020, by Anne Doridou-Heim

Auction on 06 October 2020 - 14:00 (CEST) - Salle 4 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

Madame de la Bussières fulfilled all her promises, appealing to buyers with her splendid looks and attire.

Nicolas de Largillière (1656-1746), Portrait de Marie-Thérèse Jacquet de la Bussières,... Pure Largillière

Nicolas de Largillière (1656-1746), Portrait de Marie-Thérèse Jacquet de la Bussières, épouse de Jean-Louis Arnault, conseiller et secrétaire du roi, trésorier général de l'Extraordinaire des guerres (Portrait of Marie-Thérèse Jacquet de la Bussières, Wife of Jean-Louis Arnaud, Counselor et Secretary to the King, Treasurer General of Extra-ordinary Wars), oil on canvas, 140 x 106 cm.
Result: €127,400

We now know a little more about the model for this painting: an attractive woman of around 1700, who was well-known at court and for a life marked by advantageous marriages…

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Nicolas de Largillière and Parisian Chic

Probably commissioned at the time of her first marriage, this portrait of Marie Thérèse Jacquet de la Bussières by Largillière is part of a group of paintings made around 1700 by Nicolas de Largillière.