Artist: Hyacinthe Rigaud, French, 1659–1743, Artist, formerly attributed to: Vienot, French, active ca. 1700, Portrait of Edward Villiers, First Earl of Jersey, Graphite, chalk, and wash heightened with pen, ink and chalk, sheet: × cm (14 3/4 × 11 5/16 in.), Hyacinthe Rigaud’s work presents the lasting image of the late Baroque court culture of Louis XIV’s Versailles. Rigaud produced state portraits of royalty, courtiers, and foreign visitors, with rich clothing, full wigs, and regal poses against a background of columns and curtains. Edward Villiers, a favorite at the English court

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