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Paul-Jean Flandrin — Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Massillon, Bishop of Clermont (1663-1742)
Paul-Jean Flandrin

Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Massillon, Bishop of Clermont (1663-1742)

Paul-Jean Flandrin's pencil portrait of Jean-Baptiste Massillon, Bishop of Clermont (1663-1742) is rendered with precise framing lines typical of formal portraiture. This work documents an important 17th-18th century ecclesiastical figure.

Medium
Pencil within pencil framing lines;

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Old Master and British Works on Paper

January 19, 2022

Estimate: $800$1,200

Lot 109

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Paul-Jean Flandrin, Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Massillon, Bishop of Clermont (1663-1742)

Paul-Jean Flandrin's pencil portrait of Jean-Baptiste Massillon, Bishop of Clermont (1663-1742) is rendered with precise framing lines typical of formal portraiture. This work documents an important 17th-18th century ecclesiastical figure.

Medium
Pencil within pencil framing lines;
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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, French, Pencil Drawing, Historical, Portrait, Neoclassical, Male, Bishop, Formal