André Hercules, Cardinal de Fleury

1730

Pierre Drevet, after Hyacinthe Rigaud

Associated Names
Pierre Drevet

Artist, French, 1663 - 1738

Hyacinthe Rigaud

Artist After, French, 1659 - 1743

The image shows an elderly man seated in an elaborate chair. He is facing forward and has a broad nose, gentle expression, and subtle wrinkles. He has thin, shoulder-length white hair and is wearing ornate robes with fur trim. Behind him is a heavy drapery with a tie. To the left is a small table with books, an inkwell, and a quill. The background features a paneled wall. The subject is identified as André Hercule, Cardinal of Fleury in inscriptions at the bottom.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on gold silk

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 51 × 38 cm (20 1/16 × 14 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 58 × 43.3 cm (22 13/16 × 17 1/16 in.) (irregular)

  • Accession Number

    2016.161.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Firmin-Didot 1876, no. 48, State iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1876

  • Firmin-Didot, Ambroise. Les Drevet (Pierre, Pierre-Imbert et Claude); catalogue raisonne de leur oeuvre. Paris: Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Cie, 1876: no. 48, iii/iii

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: André Hercules, Cardinal de Fleury / Grand Aumonier de la Reine, Ministre d'Etat, Grand Maître et / Surintendant des Postes / Offerebat J. S. Brissart Abbas Ste. Martini Nivereau 1730; lower left in plate: Peint par Hyacinthe Rigaud Chevalier de l'Ordre de St. Michel; lower right in plate: Gravé par P. Drevet

Wikidata ID

Q77258784

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