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PORTRAIT OF KING LOUIS XVI IN FULL CORONATION REGALIA
Auction: 01/31/2013
Lot: 94
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Antoine François Callet AUCTION RECORDS
1741 - 1823. Known for: Grand manner history paintings, mythologies, allegorical decorations, and portraits.
Antoine-François Callet was a French artist who won the Prix de Rome in 1764 and became a full member of the Académie Royale in 1777. He was known for his grand manner history paintings, mythologies,... Read full biography
Antoine-François Callet was a French artist who won the Prix de Rome in 1764 and became a full member of the Académie Royale in 1777. He was known for his grand manner history paintings, mythologies, allegorical decorations, and portraits. Callet was initially influenced by the neoclassical style... Read full biography
Antoine-François Callet was a French artist who won the Prix de Rome in 1764 and became a full member of the Académie Royale in 1777. He was known for his grand manner history paintings, mythologies, allegorical decorations, and portraits. Callet was initially influenced by the neoclassical style of François-Guillaume Ménageot and François-André Vincent, but later focused on creating allegorical tributes to Napoleon’s military triumphs. However, he was most admired for his portrait paintings,... Read full biography
Antoine-François Callet was a French artist who won the Prix de Rome in 1764 and became a full member of the Académie Royale in 1777. He was known for his grand manner history paintings, mythologies, allegorical decorations, and portraits. Callet was initially influenced by the neoclassical style of François-Guillaume Ménageot and François-André Vincent, but later focused on creating allegorical tributes to Napoleon’s military triumphs. However, he was most admired for his portrait paintings, including the famous full-length portrait of King Louis XVI in Coronation robes. Callet received patronage and protection from the monarch and both of his brothers due to his official positions as painter to the King, First Painter to ‘Monsieur,’ and... Read full biography
Antoine-François Callet was a French artist who won the Prix de Rome in 1764 and became a full member of the Académie Royale in 1777. He was known for his grand manner history paintings, mythologies, allegorical decorations, and portraits. Callet was initially influenced by the neoclassical style of François-Guillaume Ménageot and François-André Vincent, but later focused on creating allegorical tributes to Napoleon’s military triumphs. However, he was most admired for his portrait paintings, including the famous full-length portrait of King Louis XVI in Coronation robes. Callet received patronage and protection from the monarch and both of his brothers due to his official positions as painter to the King, First Painter to ‘Monsieur,’ and official painter to the Comte d’Artois.
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeA BACCHANTE PLAYING THE TAMBOURINE BEFORE A STATUE OF PAN, A DRUNK YOUNG SATYR ASLEEP IN THE FOREGROUND; A YOUNG LADY OFFERING A GARLAND OF FLOWERS TO A STATUE OF CUPID
Antoine François Callet Auction: 07/04/2007Lot: 67Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeThe Offering to Love / A Bacchante playing the Tambourine before a statue of Pan
Antoine François Callet Auction: 11/26/2024Lot: 48Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneePortrait of the Comte de Cromot, Grand Surintendant to the Comte de Provence, seated at an easel, accompanied by his two daughters-in-law
Antoine François Callet Auction: 01/25/2023Lot: 55Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneePORTRAIT D'APPARAT DE LOUIS XVI, DANS LE GRAND HABIT DU JOUR DE SON SACRE
Antoine François Callet Auction: 09/20/2016Lot: 71Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneePortrait de Charles Gravier, Comte de Vergennes (1719-1787)
Antoine François Callet Auction: 06/12/2016 - 6/13/2016Lot: 347Subscribe or get free alerts
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