Portrait of Cardinal Henri-Pons de Thiard de Bissy.

After the original by H. Rigaud. 1715.

Engraving, etching. 357 x 255.

Under the frame, on the left: Hyacinthe Rigaud pinxit 1715; on the right: Marie Hyacinthe Horthemels sculpsit.; in center, on console: Henry de Thiard de Bissy Cardinal de la S.E.R. Evêque de Meaux Abbé de l’Abbaye Royale de Saint-Germain des Prez &c.; below: Offerebat Petrus Jullien.

Inv. G 351.

Literature: Inventaire, XVIIIe siècle, t. 11, p. 384, No. 13; Catalog raisonné des oeuvres de Hyacinthe Rigaud. – Access mode: http://www.hyacinthe-rigaud.com/catalogue-raisonne-hyacinthe-rigaud/gravures/974-thiard-de-bissy-henry-pons-de.

Rigaud, Hyacinthe (1659, Perpignan, France – 1743, Paris) – French artist of Catalan origin, the most prominent portraitist of the era of Louis XIV.

Thiard de Bissy, Henri-Pons de (1657–1737) – French Catholic priest, bishop of Thule (1687–1704), bishop of Meaux (1704–1737), cardinal (since 1715).