Paris 1656-1746 French painter. Following his early training in Antwerp and London, he established himself in Paris, becoming one of the most successful portrait painters of the second half of Louis XIV's reign. Although Largillierre was patronized by the Court, most of his sitters came from the wealthy middle classes; by the end of his career he had produced (by conservative estimates) some 1500 portraits. In 1734-5 and again in 1738-42 he was Directeur of the Academie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture.   Related Paintings of Largillierre :. | Depiction of a soul being carried to heaven by two angels. | The Comtesse de Tillieres | British Gas Works on the River Spree | The death of t he consul Brutus in single combat with aruns | Kohlfeld im Wannseegarten nach Westen |
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