Portrait of Cardinal Jean-François Joseph de Rochechouart
- Date
- 1762
- Material
- Oil on canvas
- made in
- Rome, Lazio region, Italy, Europe
- Classification
- Paintings
- Collection
- European Art to 1800
- Current Location
- On View, Gallery 204
- Dimensions
- 53 1/2 x 39 in. (135.9 x 99.1 cm)
framed: 67 1/4 x 52 3/4 in. (170.8 x 134 cm) - Credit Line
- Friends Endowment Fund
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 135:1972
NOTES
About to don his biretta, Cardinal Rochechouart appears to welcome a visitor. The sumptuous fabric of his cape and impressive lace of his longer tunic are focal points of this powerful portrait. The rich red is offset by a blue ribbon that holds a medal of the Order of Saint-Esprit. The clock (suggesting the daily schedule) and inkstand (written work) refer to the Cardinal’s official duties; the book is intended to indicate the intellectual basis of his position. Artist Pompeo Batoni’s work was popular among English lords who traveled to Italy, but his paintings were also sought by Roman clerics.
Provenance
Rochechouart collection, Château Courcelle, France
- 1867
Thomas J. Bryan (d.1870), New York, NY, USA [1]
1867 - 1971
New York Historical Society, New York, NY [2]
1971/05/20
In auction, "Old Master and English Paintings," Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, NY, May 20, 1971, lot no. 37 [3]
- 1972
Art Associates Partnership, Bermuda
1972 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Art Associates Partnership [4]
Notes:
The main source for the provenance is the 1985 catalogue raisonné, cat. no. 251 [Clark, Anthony M. "Pompeo Batoni: A Complete Catalogue of his Works with an Introductory Text." New York: New York University Press, 1985, cat. no. 251, pp. 286-87].
[1] A 1986 publication concerning the New York Historical Society indicates that Thomas J. Bryan gave his collection to the institution in 1867 [Jeromack, Paul. "Hidden Treasures: Old-Master Paintings in the New York Historical Society." "Art and Auction" 9 (March 1986), p. 93].
[2] See note [1].
[3] The painting was included in the 1971 auction ["Old Master and English Paintings," Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, NY, May 20, 1971, lot no. 37, p. 28].
[4] Invoice from Art Associates Partnership dated November 10, 1972 [SLAM documents files]. It seems likely that the Associates Partnership purchased the painting at the 1971 auction (see note [3]); however, the circumstances of their acquisition are not cited on the invoice. Minutes of the Acquisitions Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, October 31, 1972.
- 1867
Thomas J. Bryan (d.1870), New York, NY, USA [1]
1867 - 1971
New York Historical Society, New York, NY [2]
1971/05/20
In auction, "Old Master and English Paintings," Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, NY, May 20, 1971, lot no. 37 [3]
- 1972
Art Associates Partnership, Bermuda
1972 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Art Associates Partnership [4]
Notes:
The main source for the provenance is the 1985 catalogue raisonné, cat. no. 251 [Clark, Anthony M. "Pompeo Batoni: A Complete Catalogue of his Works with an Introductory Text." New York: New York University Press, 1985, cat. no. 251, pp. 286-87].
[1] A 1986 publication concerning the New York Historical Society indicates that Thomas J. Bryan gave his collection to the institution in 1867 [Jeromack, Paul. "Hidden Treasures: Old-Master Paintings in the New York Historical Society." "Art and Auction" 9 (March 1986), p. 93].
[2] See note [1].
[3] The painting was included in the 1971 auction ["Old Master and English Paintings," Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, NY, May 20, 1971, lot no. 37, p. 28].
[4] Invoice from Art Associates Partnership dated November 10, 1972 [SLAM documents files]. It seems likely that the Associates Partnership purchased the painting at the 1971 auction (see note [3]); however, the circumstances of their acquisition are not cited on the invoice. Minutes of the Acquisitions Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, October 31, 1972.
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