Portrait of Archbishop Jacques-Nicolas Colbert. 1691–1707.
After the original by H. Rigaud.
Engraving. 255 x 180.
Under the frame, on the left: H. Rigaud P.; on the right: N. Habert Sc.; below, on both sides of the coat of arms: Messire Jacques Nicolas Colbert Archêveque de Roüen, Primate of Normandie.
Inv. G 377.
Literature: Le Blanc, t. 2, p. 326, № 9; Inventaire BNF XVIIe s., t. 5, p. 159, № 26.
Rigaud, Hyacinthe (1659, Perpignan, France – 1743, Paris) – French artist of Catalan origin, the most prominent portraitist of the era of Louis XIV.
Colbert, Jacques-Nicolas (1655–1707) – archbishop of Rouen (1691–1707), Primate of Normandy.
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