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Hyacinthe RIGAUD (1659 - 1743) Portrait of François...

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Hyacinthe RIGAUD (1659 - 1743) Portrait of François de Montesay, Marquis de Chazeron (1617-1697) Oval canvas Frame : In wood carved with daisy and gilded from the Louis XIV period Height : 80 cm Width : 64 cm Annotated FA de MONESTAY Mis de CHAZERON / LIEUTENANT GENERAL Old restorations, the blue ribbon added later and some small later additions (in the ruffle). We thank Mrs. Ariane James Sarazin for confirming the attribution after direct examination of the work on May 16, 2023 Related bibliography : - Stéphan Perreau, Catalogue raisonné des Oeuvres de Hyacinthe Rigaud, "François de Monestay de Chazeron" [online]. - Ariane James-Sarazin with the collaboration of Jean Yves Sarazin, catalog raisonné Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659-1743), T.II, 2016, P.140, p. 55. Lieutenant-General of the King's armies in Roussillon and adjacent countries in 1677, then commander-in-chief of this region, François de Monazin was a of this region, François de Monestay became governor of Brest. In 1691, he was made a knight of the of the Order of the Holy Spirit and knight of the Order of Saint-Louis in 1694.