Alexis-Simon BELLE (1674-1734)
Portrait of Antoine Crozat, Marquis du Châtel (circa 1655-1738), dressed in the habit of the Order of the Holy Spirit of which he was the Grand Treasurer from 1715 to 1724
Oil on canvas, retooled.
Important 18th century gilded wooden frame.
138 x 105 cm
Provenance:
- President Crozat de Thugny
- Château de Thugny until 1918
- Collection of Count Aymard de Chabrillan
- Collection of the Countess de Caumont-La Force
- Paris, sale 17 December 1983, n°7, repr.
- Paris, Galerie Cailleux.
- Paris, Crédit Foncier de France
Bibliography:
Fabienne Camus, Alexis-Simon, Belle, court portrait painter, BSHAF, 1988 (1989), n°32, repr. fig 46.
Related work:
A studio version is kept at the Museum of Versailles.
