French school, 18th century Portrait of Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord, pastel, 22 X 19 cm. Note: Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, commonly known as Talleyrand[, born on 13 February 1754 in Paris where he died on 17 May 1838, was a French churchman, statesman and diplomat, active from the reign of Louis XVI to that of Louis-Philippe, particularly during the periods of the Revolution, the Empire and the Restoration.