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Portrait of a General Officer

ca. 1710
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 526
This portrait is based on a prototype by Rigaud showing the comte d'Évreux as a young man that was painted in about 1703.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Portrait of a General Officer
  • Artist: Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, Perpignan 1659–1743 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1710
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 54 x 41 3/8 in. (137.2 x 105.1 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: The Alfred N. Punnett Endowment Fund, 1959
  • Object Number: 59.119
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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