The Man Who Posed as Richelieu Robert Henri (American, 1865-1929). The Man Who Posed as Richelieu, 1898. Oil on canvas, 31 15/16 x 25 11/16 in. ( x cm). The title of Robert Henri's portrait of an unnamed Paris model underscores the artifice of posing by referring to two separate personalities: the historical persona of the ruthless French cardinal Armand Jean du Plessis Richelieu (1585-1642) and that of the anonymous sitter, whose identity remains a mystery. American Art 1898

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