Portrait Of Jean Tarteiron (1734-1822) Late 18th Century.

Unsigned oil on canvas, after a pastel by the painter Joseph BOZE (1746-1826). (Former collection Mrs. E.Cruse 1971) Sources: Neil Jeffares, Dictionary of pastellists before 1800, Updated 17 December 2024. Jean-René Tarteiron was born in Hérault in Ganges in 1734 (1732?). He came from a family of wealthy Protestant merchants from Languedoc. He acquired the estate of Thouars (Gironde) on May 9, 1788. Sources: Association MEMOIRE et PATRIMOINE de TALENCE. Bulletin 07 – The noble house De La Mothe De Thouars, owners, occupants and visitors. Used condition with crazing of the pictorial layer and an old restoration. Good general presentation. Period frame in wood (Oak) and gilded stucco. Some small missing parts.