Artist: Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659 - 1743)
Nationality: French
Movement: Baroque
Media: Painting
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Biography:
Hyacinthe Rigaud first studied in Montpellier and Lyon. He moved to Paris in 1681 and won the Prix de Rome a year later. However, heeding the advice of Charles Le Brun, he chose not to travel to Italy to study and instead remained in France. His breakthrough in the French court came after his elegant 1688 portrait of King Louis XIV’s brother. His reputation expanded as he painted the portraits of Versailles dignitaries, visiting royalty, artists, notable clergy members, and military leaders. Rigaud developed a friendly rivalry with Nicolas de Largilliere, although the two had different clientele. Rigaud’s portraits of aristocrats utilized the formality of Philippe de Champaigne, Anthony van Dyck’s composition. His independent works were reminiscent of Rembrandt van Rijn’s work in their focus on realism and character. Rigaud was elected to the Academie Royale in 1700 as a history painter and later worked there as a professor.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (84)
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Pierre Drevet Hyacinthe Rigaud Engraving 1721
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Jean DaullÈ Hyacinthe Rigaud Engraving 18th century
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Johan George Wille Joseph Pavrrocel, (after Hyacinthe Rigaud) engraving 1744
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Charles de Saint-Albin, Archbishop of Cambrai
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Cornelis Vermeulen I Portrait of Jean Baptists Boyer, Cher. etc. (aft. Hyacinthe Rigaud) engraving 17th - 18th century
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Portrait of a Man, Possibly François de Chambrier (1663-1730) Attributed to Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659-1743)Oil
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Louis XV (1710-1774) as a Child Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659-1743)Oil on canvas; 77 x 55
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Atelier of Hyacinthe François Rigau y Ros (called Hyacinthe Rigaud), French, 1659-1743 Portrait of Nicolas
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Hyacinthe Rigaud Sheet of Studies of Hands Playing Bagpipes and Drapery Black chalk with white chalk on blue laid paper 1735
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Hyacinthe Rigaud Shakespeare - First Part of Henry IV - Act V, Scene IV. Line and Stipple Engraving with hand coloring. 17th - 18th century
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Portrait of a Man
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Hyacinthe Rigaud - Madame de Noailles 1692 oil on canvas Utah Museum of Fine Arts French
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Jean Baptiste Rigaud and Jacques Rigaud Vue de Versailles 18th century
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Hyacinthe Rigaud - Cardinal Guillaume Dubois 1723 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art French
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Jean Baptiste Rigaud and Jacques Rigaud Vue de Chateau de Versailles 18th century
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Jean Baptiste Rigaud and Jacques Rigaud Vue de Chateau deVersailles 18th century
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Style of Hyacinthe François Rigau y Ros (called Hyacinthe Rigaud), French, 1659-1743 Portrait of a
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Jean Baptiste Rigaud and Jacques Rigaud Italian Landscape with Figures Etching and engraving 18th century
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Portrait of Louis XIV
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Hyacinthe Rigaud - Portrait of Charles Gaspard Guillaume de Vintimille du Luc, Archbishop of Paris 1731 oil on canvas Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester French
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Henri Louis de la Tour d"Auvergne (1679-1753), Comte d"Évreux, Maréchal de France, ca. 1720 Hyacinthe
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Charles Simonneau Portrait of Nicolas Mesnager Engraving 1715
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Pierre Drevet Guillaume Cardinal Dubois engraving 1724
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Pierre Drevet Balthazar Henri de Fourcy Engraving 17th - 18th century
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FranÁois Chereau Portrait of Melchoir de Polignac, Cardinal Engraving 1729
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Jean DaullÈ Claudius Deshais Gendron, Doctor Med. Facult. Monspel. Engraving 1737
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Pierre-Imbert Drevet Portrait of Rene Pucelle Engraving 1739
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Pierre-Imbert Drevet Portrait of Jacques-Benigne Bossuet, Bishop of Meaux, etc. Engraving 1723
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Artist: Stephen Francis Rigaud Title: Lucifer in the Bower of Adam and Eve, from Book
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Gaspard Duchange Charles Delafosse, (after painter Gaspard Rigaud) engraving 1707
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Jean DaullÈ Portrait of Marguerite de Valois, Comtesse de Caylus, died in Paris, April 15, 1729, aged 57 Engraving 1743
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Gerard Edelinck Jean de La Fontaine de l'Academie FranÁoise Engraving 1696
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Gerard Edelinck FranÁois Henry de Montmorency Duc de Piney-Luxembourg Engraving 1698
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Gerard Edelinck Portrait of Fredericus Leonard de Brussels in his library at the age of 66 Engraving 1689
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Lecomte Hyacinthe Louis Victor Jean Baptiste Aubry Starno lithograph 1821
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Lecomte Hyacinthe Louis Victor Jean Baptiste Aubry Comala lithograph 1821
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Lecomte Hyacinthe Louis Victor Jean Baptiste Aubry Swaran lithograph 1821
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Elisabeth Louise Vigee Le Brun Hyacinthe Gabrielle Roland, Marchioness Wellesley, (formerlyCount.of Mornington) oil on canvas 1791
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Lecomte Hyacinthe Louis Victor Jean Baptiste Aubry Dina, Moina lithograph 1821
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Lecomte Hyacinthe Louis Victor Jean Baptiste Aubry Figure in Costume 18th - 19th century
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Lecomte Hyacinthe Louis Victor Jean Baptiste Aubry Figure in Costume 18th - 19th century
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Lecomte Hyacinthe Louis Victor Jean Baptiste Aubry Figure in Costume 18th - 19th century
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Lecomte Hyacinthe Louis Victor Jean Baptiste Aubry Oscar, Fingel Enchullin lithograph 1821
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Lecomte Hyacinthe Louis Victor Jean Baptiste Aubry Agandecca, Guernier Francais lithograph 1821
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Lecomte Hyacinthe Louis Victor Jean Baptiste Aubry Hoche, Joubert Ossian, etc lithograph 1821
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Lecomte Hyacinthe Louis Victor Jean Baptiste Aubry Cormar, Foldath, Clothal lithograph 1821
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Lecomte Hyacinthe Louis Victor Jean Baptiste Aubry Championnet, Dampierrie, Kleber lithograph 1821
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Lecomte Hyacinthe Louis Victor Jean Baptiste Aubry Sumalla, Nina, Combal, Athal lithograph 1821
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Lecomte Hyacinthe Louis Victor Jean Baptiste Aubry Galvina, Trenmor, Morar, Crugal lithograph 1821
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Lecomte Hyacinthe Louis Victor Jean Baptiste Aubry Darthula, Caibar, Collama, Slisama, Semo, Bragela lithograph 1821
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Hyacinthe-Eugène Meunier (1841-1906), Called Eugène Murer, 1877 Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919)Oil on canvas; 18 1/2
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Jean-Marc Nattier Madame Boudrey as a Muse oil on canvas 1752
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Jean Baptiste Van Loo, French, 1684-1745 Portrait of a Man with an Open Book Oil
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Jean-Marc Nattier La DestinÈe de la Reine 1710
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Jean-Marc Nattier Thalia, Muse of Comedy oil on canvas 1739
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Nicholas de Largilliere Portrait of a Gentleman oil on canvas 1710
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Jean-Marc Nattier Advertissement 17th - 18th century
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Nicholas de Largilliere Portrait of a Lady oil on canvas 17th - 18th century
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Jean-Marc Nattier La Gallerie du Palais Du Luxembourg 1710
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Jean-Marc Nattier Le Tems decouvre la VeritÈ 1710
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Jean-Marc Nattier Terpsichore, Muse of Music and Dance oil on canvas circa 1739
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Nicholas de Largilliere Portrait of a Gentleman (Pierre Van Schuppen?) oil on canvas 1680
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Jean-Marc Nattier La Conclusion de la Paix 17th - 18th century
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Jean-Marc Nattier La Naissance de la Reine 17th - 18th century
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Jean-Marc Nattier L'Accouchement de la Reine 17th - 18th century
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Jean-Marc Nattier Le debarquement de la Reine au port de Marseille 1710
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Jean-Marc Nattier La Majorite du Roy Louis XIII 17th - 18th century
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Jean-Marc Nattier Marie de Medicis sous la forme de Minerve ... 1708
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Jean-Marc Nattier Le Voyage de la Reine au Pont de CÈ 17th - 18th century
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Nicholas de Largilliere Portrait of a Gentleman oil on canvas 17th - 18th century
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Jean-Marc Nattier Monsieur le danois (Louis TocquÈ?) drawing: red crayon 17th - 18th century
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Jean-Marc Nattier Le Roy part pour la guerre d'Allemagne 17th - 18th century
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Jean-Marc Nattier La Reine prend le parti de la paix 17th - 18th century
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Jean-Marc Nattier La Reine s'enfuit de la ville de Blois 17th - 18th century
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Nicholas de Largilliere Portrait of a Lady as Pomona oil on canvas 17th - 18th century
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After Hyacinthe Francois Rigau y Ros, French, 1659-1743 Portrait of an Artist Oil on canvas
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Auguste-Hyacinthe Debay - Maquette for The First Cradle: Eve and Her Two Children (Le Berceau primitif: Eve et ses deux enfants) n.d. terracotta Dahesh Museum of Art French
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Louis …mile Durandelle Untitled (architectural elements) albumen print 19th - 20th century
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Auguste-Hyacinthe Debay, French After Antoine Jean Gros and Studio, French, 1771-1835 General Bonaparte Visiting the
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Philippe de Champaigne, French, 1602-1674 Valentin Valleron de Parrochel 1647 Oil on canvas 73.7 x
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Louis …mile Durandelle Sculpture ornementale (Ornamental Sculpture), pl. 40 from the book Le nouvel OpÈra de Paris (The New Opera of Paris) (Paris: Ducher, 1875-1881) albumen print from a wet collodion glass negative, mounted on an album page ci
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Louis …mile Durandelle Sculpture ornementale(Ornamental Sculpture), pl. 34 from the book Le nouvel OpÈra de Paris (The New Opera of Paris)( Paris: Ducher et Cie., 1875-1881) albumen print from wet collodion glass negative mounted on an album
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Louis …mile Durandelle Sculpture ornementale (Ornamental Sculpture), pl. 30 from the book Le nouvel OpÈra de Paris (The New Opera of Paris) (Paris: Ducher, 1875-1881) albumen print from a wet collodion glass negative, mounted on an album page ci
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Artist: Pierre Paul Proud"hon Title: The Abduction of Psyche Date: 1808 Medium: black and white

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