Portrait of Joseph Marie Terray
| Portrait of Joseph Marie Terray | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Alexander Roslin |
| Year | 1774 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, portrait painting |
| Dimensions | 129 cm × 97 cm (51 in × 38 in) |
| Location | Palace of Versailles, Versailles |
Portrait of Joseph Marie Terray is a 1774 portrait painting by the Swedish artist Alexander Roslin.[1] It depicts the French statesman Joseph Marie Terray.[2] Terray held the roles of Controller-General of Finances from 1769 to 1774 as part of the Maupeou Triumvirate during the reign of Louis XV. A noted patron of the arts, he also served briefly as Bâtiments du Roi, but was dismissed from his offices after Louis XVI came to the throne.
Roslin was a noted portraitist who settled in Paris. He presented this as his diploma work on his admission to the French Royal Academy in 1774.[3] Today the painting is in the collection of the Museum of French History at the Palace of Versailles.[4]
References
- ^ Kahng & Michel p.65
- ^ Olausson & Salmon p.156
- ^ https://pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/joconde/000PE007422
- ^ https://collections.chateauversailles.fr/?permid=permobj_59feb82a-1c28-4899-b523-29bb69bbb3e0#/query/bb85acc2-4329-4ee8-86f4-80531268ed86
Bibliography
- Kahng, Eik & Michel, Marianne Roland . Anne Vallayer-Coster: Peintre à la cour de Marie-Antoinette. Musée des Beaux-Arts de Marseille, 2003.
- Levey, Michael. Painting and Sculpture in France, 1700-1789. Yale University Press, 1993.
- Olausson, Magnus & Salmon, Xavier (ed.) Alexandre Roslin, 1718-1793: Un Portraitiste Pour L'Europe. Réunion des musées nationaux, 2008.