Self-Portrait
c. 1725
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
81.1 × 64.8 cm (31 15/16 × 25 1/2 in.); Framed: 101.6 × 87.7 × 10.2 cm (40 × 34 1/2 × 4 in.)
Classification
oil on canvas
Department
Painting and Sculpture of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
69003
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Nicolas de Largillière was among the most highly esteemed and prolific portrait painters working in the time of Louis XIV of France, and his popularity continued through the period of the regency that followed Louis's death in 1715. His portraits were admired for their deftly rendered textures and for the confident poses that lent a sense of grandeur and ease to the sitters. They were sought after by a diverse clientele, ranging from royalty and courtiers to the upper middle class. In this work,...