524 - From the Circle of Pierre GOBERT (1662–1744)

From the Circle of Pierre GOBERT (1662–1744) Presumed portrait of Mademoiselle de Nantes Oil on canvas, oval format Oval carved and gilded wooden frame from the period Approximately 41.5 x 33 cm (Minor craquelure. Restorations, particularly on the face; re-lined. Sold as is) Our painting, likely depicting Mademoiselle de Nantes, is associated with the works of Pierre Gobert’s studio. Particularly active in portraying members of the Sun King’s court, Gobert produced numerous portraits of the legitimized princesses, daughters of Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan. It is known, in particular, that the studio could produce as many as 60 copies of the same portrait. --- Cabinet Artéon, Appraisals of Old Master Paintings and Drawings