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Comte Charles Alexandre de Calonne

1784
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 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)
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings