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| Charles Claude de Flahaut (1730–1809), Comte d'Angiviller |
Artist:Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French, Tournus 1725–1805 Paris)
Date:1763
Medium:Oil on canvas
Dimensions:25 1/4 x 21 1/4 in. (64.1 x 54 cm)
Classification:Paintings
Credit Line:Gift of Edith C. Blum (et al.) Executors, in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Blum, 1966
In 1763, d’Angiviller was in charge of the household of the dauphin’s sons; he developed a close relationship with the future Louis XVI, who would later name him director general of the Batîments du Roi. He was deeply committed to his post, which was the equivalent of minister of culture. This carefully elaborated, brightly colored picture displays the intimacy and liveliness of the best Rococo painting. It is not a state portrait but a rather personal one, on a relatively small, domestic scale.
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