Caption

Portrait of the painter Jean Baptiste Forest 1635–1712, by Nicolas de Largillierre 1656–1746. French painting, oil on panel, portrait of an artist; male portrait, dated 1st quarter of the 18th century. Height 16.5 cm, width 12 cm., A framed oil painting of a seated person wearing a red robe with brown fur trim and a white collar, holding a group of thin wooden sticks in one hand; the person has a pale complexion and is wearing a black hat with a hint of red at the back, looking slightly to the side. The background is dark with muted brown and blue tones and a rounded shape behind the figure. The frame is dark with a gold inner border and decorative pattern, and the overall color palette includes reds, browns, blacks, whites, blues, and gold.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_260

License type

Rights managed

Available size

32.5Mb (1.5Mb) / 10.1in x 12.5in / 3029 x 3745 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait painter Jean Baptiste Forest 1635–1712 Nicolas de Largillierre 1656–1746 French painting oil panel portrait artist male portrait dated 1st quarter 18th century Height 16.5 cm width 12 cm framed oil painting seated person wearing red robe brown fur trim white collar holding group thin wooden sticks hand person pale complexion wearing black hat hint red back looking slightly side background dark muted brown blue tones rounded shape figure frame gold inner border decorative pattern color palette includes reds browns blacks whites blues gold.