Hyacinthe Rigaud

Catalan-French baroque painter (1659–1743)

† 1743 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Museo del Prado, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery, Uffizi Gallery, National Gallery of Art, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, J. Paul Getty Museum, Cleveland Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston; cross-wiki notability: 40 language Wikipedias

In the collections of

Museo del Prado · Metropolitan Museum of Art · National Gallery · Uffizi Gallery · National Gallery of Art · Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum · Philadelphia Museum of Art · J. Paul Getty Museum · Cleveland Museum of Art · Museum of Fine Arts Boston

License & source

Public domain · Wikidata

Life

Hyacinthe Rigaud was born on July 18, 1659 in Perpignan and died on December 29, 1743 in Paris, aged 84. Recorded occupations: painter, portraitist, architectural drafter, draftsperson and visual artist. Country of citizenship: France and Principality of Catalonia. Positions held include court painter. Associated movements: Baroque painting and Baroque. Fields of work: history painting. Notable works include “Le prévôt et les échevins de la ville de Paris délibérant d'une fête en l'honneur du dîner de Louis XIV à l'hôtel de ville après sa guérison en 1689”, “Portrait of d'Anne-Jules de Noailles”, “Portrait of Everhard Jabach”, “Gio. Francesco II Brignole-Sale” and “Bettina Raggi Brignole-Sale”. Honours include first Prix de Rome for painting. Member of Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture.

At a glance

Born: July 18, 1659 · Perpignan
Died: December 29, 1743 · Paris
Age at death: 84
Citizenship: France, Principality of Catalonia
Occupations: painter, portraitist, architectural drafter, draftsperson, visual artist
Positions held: court painter
Movements: Baroque painting, Baroque
Notable works: Le prévôt et les échevins de la ville de Paris délibérant d'une fête en l'honneur du dîner de Louis XIV à l'hôtel de ville après sa guérison en 1689, Portrait of d'Anne-Jules de Noailles, Portrait of Everhard Jabach, Gio. Francesco II Brignole-Sale, Bettina Raggi Brignole-Sale
Honours: first Prix de Rome for painting
Wikipedia editions: 40 languages
Signature licence: Public domain

About this signature

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