ELLE Louis Ferdinand dit l'Aîné Paris 1612 -... Lot 451

ELLE Louis Ferdinand dit l'Aîné Paris 1612 - id. ; 1689 Portrait of Jean-François, Count of Entremont and Montbell (ca. 1601 - 1671), descendant of Beatrix (Beatrice) de Coligny, daughter of the admiral assassinated on Saint Bartholomew's Day. He is depicted in a three-quarter view, in a studded armor, crossed by his white scarf of command, the right hand put on a helmet trimmed with colored feathers. Oil on canvas of origin. Enlarged horizontally by a wooden element in the upper part (5 cm) On the reverse side the identity of the model and his titles; then the indication: "Done by Ferdinand l'Aisné, 1658". H. 96 - L. 79,5 cm Antique frame in wood and gilded stucco with foliage and flowers. Provenance : Château du Montellier (Ain) where it was kept until recently. Bibliography : Melville Glover, Historical note on the Castle of Montellier in Bresse, p.32 where it is quoted in the Salon, as a counterpart to the portrait of Elie - Louis d'Entremont (Lyon 1869). On the life and work of Louis Ferdinand Elle one can consult the work of Elodie Vaysse: Les Elle " Ferdinand ", la peinture en héritage. Un atelier parisien au Grand Siècle (1601 - 1717) (Thesis of the Ecole des Chartes 2015).