The Marquis de Vandières, Abbé Jean-Bernard Le Blanc, Germain Soufflot, and Charles-Nicolas Cochin, the Younger

ca. 1750
Not on view
Made around 1750, this group portrait is the work of Italian caricaturist Ghezzi. Before embarking on the design of Saint Genevieve, the architect, Jacques Germain Soufflot, traveled to Rome in an entourage that included Abel-François Poisson de Vandières (1727–1781), later known as the marquis de Marigny. As the brother of the marquise de Pompadour, Marigny had been chosen to direct the administration of the king’s building and would go on to oversee all aspects of royal funding for arts and architecture. He is seen at left discussing an architectural plan with Soufflot, just to the right.

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  • Title: The Marquis de Vandières, Abbé Jean-Bernard Le Blanc, Germain Soufflot, and Charles-Nicolas Cochin, the Younger
  • Artist: Pier Leone Ghezzi (Italian, Comunanza near Ascoli Piceno 1674–1755 Rome)
  • Date: ca. 1750
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, over traces of black chalk
  • Dimensions: 11 15/16 x 8 1/4in. (30.4 x 21cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1972
  • Object Number: 1972.84
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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