Old World Portraits
Portrait d'un homme au manteau bleu tenant un livre
François de Troy
A sophisticated Baroque-style portrait of a gentleman in a striking blue velvet cloak.
Portrait of Pierre-Louis Laideguive
Maurice Quentin de La Tour
1761 · Medium Not Listed
A masterful Rococo pastel portrait of a gentleman in a striking blue silk robe, exuding an air of refined intellect.
$238
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Where it works
A weightier piece with steady character with softened cool notes — holds a formal wall with confidence.
- Often works in
- Study · Library · Living Room
- Placement
- Strongest where a vertical wall can take more presence
- Walls
- Reads strongest on light or mid-tone walls
- Color notes
- Charcoal black, Soft gray
About the piece
Maurice Quentin de La Tour was the preeminent pastelist of 18th-century France, renowned for his technical brilliance. This 1761 portrait captures Pierre-Louis Laideguive in a relaxed, scholarly moment, wearing a vibrant blue banyan that reflects the era's taste for luxury and intellectual pursuit. The luminous quality of the pastel medium beautifully renders the sheen of the silk and the soft play of light across the sitter's face.
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