Charles SEVIN de LA PENAYE (Fontainebleau, 1685 - Paris, 1740) Portrait of King Louis XV in Armour Oil on canvas Portrait of King Louis XV, oil on canvas, by C. Sevin de La Penaye 37.60 x 29.92 in. 95.5 x 76.0 cm Provenance: Anonymous sale; Paris, Hôtel Drouot, Artemisia, 19 October 2012, no. 60 Bibliography: Anonymous c. 1760, Projet d'une sorte de tarif pour régler le prix des tableaux relativement à leur grandeur, présenté à M. le marquis de Marigny, directeur et ordonnateur général des Bâtiments du Roy, Jardins, Arts, Académies et Manufactures Royales, Paris, archives nationales, Y458, communicated by Henri Stein, "L'art tarifé", Nouvelles archives de l'art français, 1888, t. IV, p. 270-271; Paris, Institut de France, ms. 625, f° 34. Joseph Roman, Le livre de raison du peintre Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659-1743), Paris, 1919, p. 184. Following in the footsteps of Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659 - 1743), and just before Jean-Baptiste Van Loo (1648 - 1745) established a 'monopoly' on the royal image with his 1724 portrait in the Château de Versailles (MV 6942), Charles Sevin de La Penaye offers here a lovely version of the famous effigy designed by his master. Although the composition was entirely invented by Rigaud, and intended to be duplicated1, his pupil innovated somewhat by reinforcing the model's armour with brassieres. This beautifully executed portrait bears witness to the talent of an artist who was Rigaud's only collaborator in 1716, and who was able to synthesise his teaching. 1 Stéphan Perreau, Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659 - 1743), catalogue raisonné of the artist online, p. 1247 (as copies thus mentioned: "La Penaye receives 48 livres for "two small busts of Louis 15"). Accessed on 23 October 2024. Charles SEVIN de LA PENAYE (Fontainebleau, 1685 - Paris, 1740) 95.5 x 76.0 cm Following in the footsteps of Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659 - 1743), and just before Jean-Baptiste Van Loo (1648 - 1745) established a "monopoly" on the royal image, with his portrait of 1724 preserved at the Château de Versailles (MV 6942), Charles Sevin de La Penaye offers here an attractive version of the famous effigy designed by his master. Although the composition was entirely invented by Rigaud, and intended to be duplicated1, his pupil innovated somewhat by reinforcing the model's armour with brassieres. This beautifully executed portrait bears witness to the talent of an artist who was Rigaud's only collaborator in 1716, and who was able to synthesise his teaching. 1 Stéphan Perreau, Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659 - 1743), catalogue raisonné of the artist online, p. 1247 (as copies thus mentioned: "La Penaye receives 48 livres for "two small busts of Louis 15"). Accessed on 23 October 2024.