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Portrait of Count Antoine Français de Nantes

1811 · Oil on panel

A senior official of Napoleon's administration is portrayed with the crisp, sober clarity of David's Neoclassical style.

ArtistJJacques-Louis David
MuseumMMusée Jacquemart-André
MovementNNeoclassicism
LocationParis, France
Genreportrait
Dimensions114 × 75 cm
SourceWikidata Q3399490

Why it matters

Count Antoine Français de Nantes poses in sumptuous robes of office with the red ribbon of the Légion d'honneur. The low viewpoint emphasises his authority.

Did you know?

  • It was painted in 1811.
  • The count commissioned it himself.
  • Édouard André left it to the Institut de France in 1912.

Based on the Wikipedia article Portrait of comte Antoine Français de Nantes (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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