18thC well listed French Artist Nicolas De Largilliere (1656-1746)

Nicolas de Largilliere (1656 – 1746) Nicolas de Largilliere was active/lived in France. Nicolas de Largilliere is known for portrait painting. Auction statistics for Nicolas de Largilliere Upcoming and past 123 % Lots Sold 54% High auction price $ 1.83 MM High auction price date ( 2020) 137 Auction records This Is a Spectacular translucent 18th Century Painting . Self Portrait of Nicolas De Largilliere Painting a Beautiful Lady and Models Lady in waiting . Painted By well listed French 18th century Artist Nicolas De Largilliere very powerful , Oil on canvas 24 x 18 1/2 inches inches 32 x 27 inches with very Heavy Frame . Like 85 % of all of Largilliere Paintings they are Not signed .The Provenance of this Painting is as follows . This unique self Portrait came to us with a 19th Century Label from » Faris C. Pitt.» This Label states that the Largillier Painting is from the «L.A. Lanthier Collection » . Faris C. Pitt was the secretary of the Peabody Museum in Baltimore in 1881Lantiers Art Collection was also on display at No 6 Astorplace in New York City during the Late 19th Century .Condition Black light analysis found one small spot on the Artists cheek .this early 18th Century canvas was properly and Professionally re lined and the small spot on the cheek was in-painted by a Museum quality restorer . By Nature I resist overstating conditions of Paintings and rather understate . Rest easy on this one .The Frame is a later 19th century addition and compliments the Painting very very well . Also in good condition Information on the ArtistThe internet is Loaded with Information on the Artist , Museums collections and Prices . have fun researching Biography Nicolas de Largilliere Nicolas De Largillierre was born in Paris in 1656; he was the pupil of Antoine Goubeau in Antwerp and later of Lely in London. His work with Lely brought him to the attention of Charles II whose portrait he painted. He came to Paris after spending four years in England and soon gained a large following as a portraitist. In 1686 he was admitted to the French Academy for his portrait work, although he had, for a time, enjoyed a great success as an historical painter. After the deaths of Le Brun and Mignard, he was considered the foremost portraitist of his time and described as the French Van Dyck. He occupied consecutively all the offices of honor in the Academy, and died of paralysis at the age of ninety in 1746 PLEASE ASK QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU BUY. THANK YOUadditional information I am a private collector liquidating my entire collection of 8000 plus Paintings because of health reason. I will sell my paintings the same way I collected them for the past 50 years, by the value of their artistic quality workmanship and academic excellence. …just trying to recoup a little before my Heirs sell them on a Yard sale.