Hyacinthe Rigaud and studio
French, 1659–1743
Portrait of a Man
c. 1705
Over the course of his long career, Rigaud painted kings, noblemen and women, and members of the middle class. The unidentified man in this portrait was probably one such wealthy bourgeois. Rigaud employed studio assistants to meet the demand for his work. While he regularly repeated articles of clothing and wigs in his portraits, he always individualized faces—as this sitter’s distinctive features demonstrate.
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 32 1/16 x 25 3/8 in. (81.5 x 64.4 cm) |
| Object Number | 1955.953 |
| Acquisition | Acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark before 1955 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
Hyacinthe Rigaud and studio, Portrait of a Man, c. 1705, oil on canvas. Clark Art Institute, 1955.953
Select Bibliography
Aymar, Gordon C. The Art of Portrait Painting. Philadelphia: Chilton Books,1967.
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. List of Paintings in the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1970.
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. List of Paintings in the Sterling & Francine Clark Art Institute. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1972.
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. List of Paintings in the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1984.
Kern, Steven, ed. List of Paintings in the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1992.
