Lot 602: Portrait of a gentleman, said to be Marquis Jean-François de Bertrand, half-length, in a red velvet costume with a white chemise and jabot, holding a letter

Pierre Jouffroy (active 1742-1776)
Portrait of a gentleman, said to be Marquis Jean-François de Bertrand, half-length, in a red velvet costume with a white chemise and jabot, holding a letter
signed and dated 'Jouf.r.y fecit. 1767' (lower left)
oil on canvas, formerly an oval
74.4 x 56.7 cm.
this lot is offered with an antique 18th century citrine and rose-cut diamond cluster ring, traditionally thought to be the same ring worn by the sitter in the portrait
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Pierre Jouffroy was a French painter who is known from his portraits, 'hinterglasmalerei' and allegorical pictures. He painted for privates, churches and the court. He worked between 1742 and 1776 in Pontalier, Nancy, Paris, London and La Rouchelle. In 1742-1743 he was employed as a court painter to king Stanislaw I in Pontalier. His painting of Christ appearing to a Saint made in 1743 is still in the local church.