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Henri Testelin

(Paris, 1616 - The Hague, 1695) was a French art painter. Henri Testelin made portraits of Louis XIV, important persons and events at the French court . Several of his paintings can be seen in the palace of Versailles. The portraits, like the one of the young Louis XIV, show the influence of Jean Nocret and Le Brun. He was secretary of Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture from 1650 and professor from 1656. In 1680 he published a book on art theory and the academy. Testelin was dismissed from the Academy in 1681, because he was proptestant. He left France and went to Holland.
Henri Testelin Portrait of Louis XIV of France painting


Portrait of Louis XIV of France
Portrait of Louis XIV of France
Painting ID::  76604
   1667(1667) Oil on canvas 390 ?? 290 cm (153.5 ?? 114.2 in) cjr
  1667(1667) Oil on canvas 390 ?? 290 cm (153.5 ?? 114.2 in) cjr

 
 
   
      

Testelin,Henri

French , 1616-1695 Painter, printmaker and writer, brother of Louis Testelin. As a member of the circle of Charles Le Brun, he endorsed his connection with the Academie Royale by submitting an allegorical portrait of Louis XIV in Childhood as Patron of the Arts as his morceau de reception. He was secretary of the Acad?mie from 1650 and a professor from 1656. He produced several tapestry cartoons based on designs by Le Brun for the Gobelins, including the Wedding of Louis XIV and Maria-Theresa on 9 June 1660 (before 1665) and the Founding of the Academie des Sciences and the Observatory in 1666. He was active also as a court portrait painter, exhibiting portraits of Louis XIV as Patron of the Academie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture (exh. Salon 1673; Versailles, Cheteau) and of Maria-Theresa, Queen of France . Also at the Salon of 1673 he showed a history painting,
Testelin,Henri Portrait of Louis XIV of France painting


Portrait of Louis XIV of France
Portrait of Louis XIV of France
Painting ID::  78456
   1667(1667) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 390 x 290 cm (153.5 x 114.2 in) cyf
  1667(1667) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 390 x 290 cm (153.5 x 114.2 in) cyf

 
 
   
      
unknow artist Portrait of Louis XIV of France painting


Portrait of Louis XIV of France
Portrait of Louis XIV of France
Painting ID::  80831
   17th century Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 221 x 165 cm (87 x 65 in) cyf
  17th century Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 221 x 165 cm (87 x 65 in) cyf

 
 
   
      
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Portrait of Louis XIV of France
17th century Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 221 x 165 cm (87 x 65 in) cyf
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