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Comte Charles Alexandre de Calonne

Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun French

1784

Not on view

Vigée Le Brun participated in the Salon of 1785 with more than ten submissions, including this portrayal of Calonne (1734–1802), controller general of finances. He holds a document inscribed Au Roi (To the King), which demonstrates the royal confidence he enjoyed. The painter, in a remarkable character study, emphasizes his likability. The fabrics and accessories that surround him attest to the artist’s masterly rendering of texture and detail.

Comte Charles Alexandre de Calonne, Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (French, Paris 1755–1842 Paris), Oil on canvas — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Comte Charles Alexandre de Calonne

Artist: Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (French, Paris 1755–1842 Paris)

Date: 1784

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: 61 1/4 × 51 5/16 in. (155.5 × 130.3 cm)
Frame: 71 1/8 × 63 5/16 × 3 13/16 in. (180.6 × 160.8 × 9.7 cm)

Classification: Paintings

Credit Line: Royal Collection Trust / HM Queen Elizabeth II (RCIN 406988)

Accession Number: SL.1.2016.15.1

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