Joseph Siffred Duplessis (1725-1802) Portrait Of Officer Eighteenth

Table portrait French school eighteenth Louis XVI period by the studio of Joseph Siffred DUPLESSIS (1725-1802) oil on canvas depicting a portrait of officer of the court, period frame carved gilt wood. Note a shock to the canvas and lack of material. Dimensions: 80 cm X 68 cm / at sight: 63 cm X 51 cm Joseph Siffred DUPLESSIS (Carpentras 1725-Versailles 1802) French painter of the second half of the eighteenth received at the Academy in 1774, After his studies in Rome he s' settled in Paris, he became one of the leading portraitists at the Court and celebrities of the time. He was appointed curator of the galleries of the Palace of Versailles in 1796. Talented portraitist, his works are characterized by a touch full of vigor. His portraits, very similar, have the distinction of also giving a kind and expressive image of his models. He painted in particular a majestic and imposing portrait of Louis XVI in coronation costume.