Charles Claude de Flahaut (1730–1809), Comte d'Angiviller
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
25 1/4 x 21 1/4 in. (64.1 x 54 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Edith C. Blum (et al.) Executors, in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Blum, 1966
Accession Number
66.28.1
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About this artwork
This paintings titled "Charles Claude de Flahaut (1730–1809), Comte d'Angiviller" by Jean-Baptiste Greuze dates to 1763. Executed in oil on canvas, this work exemplifies the craftsmanship associated with European Paintings. The piece demonstrates the technical skill and artistic vision characteristic of its period. The work's presence in a major museum collection attests to its significance in the broader narrative of art history. As part of institutional holdings, it serves both scholarly resea...
About the Artist
Jean-Baptiste Greuze · 1725–1805
Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725–1805) was a French painter whose moralistic genre scenes and expressive portraits made him one of the most celebrated and controversial artists of the eighteenth century. Born in Tournus, Burgundy, Greuze traveled to Paris in his youth and trained under Charles Grandon before gaining admission to the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture, where he made a sensationa...