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Jean-François Joly de Fleury

French, died 1702

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This painting shows a man seated on a red cushioned chair, his head turned toward us and his body facing slightly to the right, his hand resting on the corner of a table on the right. He has light skin, with a neatly trimmed gray mustache and pointed gray beard. His brown eyes look out at us, with his face is a neutral expression. His gray hair has a slight wave around his ears, and he wears a small black cap on the top of his head. He is wearing a red and black gown with wide sleeves, a white collar, and white cuffs. In his right hand, he holds a folded paper. His other hand rests on a closed book sitting on the table. The table is covered in a decorative cloth in shades of brown, black, white, blue, and gold, and next to the book is a white quill in a silver pot and an ornate golden clock. The background includes a large, draped curtain in a light pink color and a tall gray pillar on the left. A gray statue in a niche is partially visible in the top right corner.
Philippe de Champaigne, Omer Talon, 1649, oil on canvas, Samuel H. Kress Collection, 1952.5.35

Omer Talon

Philippe de Champaigne · 1649 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1952.5.35