Portrait of a young lady, François de Troy (Toulouse 1645 – Paris 1730) Workshop/Circle of

Workshop/Circle of François de Troy (Toulouse 1645 – Paris 1730)
Portrait of a young lady (probably Marianne de Cogny, epouse de Philippe-Emmanuel de Beaufort

Oil painting on canvas
Provenance: Private collection, Rome

The beautiful proposed painting depicts a young and attractive noblewoman belonging to high society, identifiable as Marianne de Cogny, wife of Count Philippe-Emmanuel de Beaufort.

The depicted woman is dressed in a refined ultramarine blue velvet dress with a wide neckline decorated in gold thread and a draped peach-colored cloak that frames her figure, creating a sense of movement in the image. In her hair, gathered in a loose hairstyle on her neck, there is a clip of the same shade as her dress.

The painting, of excellent quality, is an excellent example of the type of portrait in vogue in France during the Grand Siècle, between the last part of the 1645th century and the beginning of the 1730th century, and can be stylistically traced back to the workshop/circle of François de Troy (Toulouse XNUMX-Paris XNUMX) who, together with Hyacinthe Rigaud and Nicolas de Largillière, were among the most influential authors of the genre.

Having moved to Paris while still very young, already in 1671 he became a member of the Royal Academy of Painting, thanks to the help of his teachers Claude Lefebvre and Nicola-Pierre Loir, and then began a brilliant career as a history painter as well as a portraitist, thus so skilled and appreciated that he had to surround himself with a large workshop and other master painters to satisfy the requests of the Parisian nobility. In 1690, King James of England, in exile near Paris, also appointed him his first court painter.

A feature of this portrait is its beautiful antique 18th century carved and gilded wooden frame decorated with typical rocaille motifs.

Given the era and the quality, the frame has a curve on the back which does not affect the perfect reading of the work from the front.

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