Hyacinthe Rigaud (Circle), Portrait Of A Member Of The Greder Family Oil Catherine de’ Medici

Catherine de’ Medici

Note also the 17th-century portrait above

Cooper’s best-known oil painting is a ‘View of the Barracks at Fredericton

presumably altering the head and neck size

This particular piece has its roots in the Dutch tradition more than the French

Hyacinthe Rigaud (Circle), Portrait Of A Member Of The Greder Family Oil Catherine de’ MediciThis fine late 17th century oil painting by an artist working in the circle of French painter Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659 1743) depicts a distinguished member of the Greder family of Solothurn, one of the most prominent dynasties in the Swiss Confederation during the age of Louis XIV. Attired in a full periwig and long white bands over a black robe, here we see a gentleman associated with civic, legal, or administrative office. It's a sober portrayal,