. Adrien LEPRIEUR (Paris 1671-1732) Presumed portrait of Marie Chardon des Roys (1677-?), née Ligier de la Prade Oil on canvas (original canvas) 81 x 65 cm Signed and dated on the back: 1715 or 1725 Presented in a fine carved limewood frame Provenance : - Considered by a long family tradition as a portrait of a member of the Chardon des Roys family - Vassy-Jalenques sale, Clermont-Ferrand, 24 July 2014, lot 378, presented alongside three other portraits of members of the same family Our portrait adds to our knowledge of the career of Leprieur of Leprieur, Hyacinthe Rigaud's friend and right-hand man for 14 years. In addition to its obvious quality, this elegant effigy has the advantage of almost to the letter, a posture invented by Hyacinthe Rigaud in 1696 for his portrait of the Marquise de Sourches (private collection Château de Parentignat, Puy de Dôme). Our model is depicted half-body, without hands, wearing a short wig with jugs "ending in a long curl on one shoulder. Her dress of silver brocade with a wide throat and rolled-up sleeves sleeves embellished with pearls, was complemented by a wide scarf with blue silk highlights. Marie Ligier de la Prade was born into a family of doctors in Clermont-Ferrand. in Clermont-Ferrand, married Claude Chardon des Roys in 1705. des Roys, Keeper of the Seals of the Auvergne Seneschaussée and Presidial of Riom, then treasurer of France at the finance office of the general of Riom. We would like to thank Mr Stephan Perreau for his information on Adrien Leprieur and on our portrait, made available on his website devoted to Hyacinthe Rigaud. on Hyacinthe Rigaud, which contributed to the writing of this notice