Frenchman Joseph Vivien was trained as a pastel painter at the Academy and for a considerable time was in the employ of one of the Holy Roman princes as a court artist. Vivian here rendered the likeness of Samuel Bernard, French nobleman and statesman, in a neoclassic portrait expertly executed with pastel.
Samuel Bernard, c.1725, Pastel on Blue PaperJoseph Vivien French (1657 - 1734) |
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Frenchman Joseph Vivien was trained as a pastel painter at the Academy and for a considerable time was in the employ of one of the Holy Roman princes as a court artist. Vivian here rendered the likeness of Samuel Bernard, French nobleman and statesman, in a neoclassic portrait expertly executed with pastel. |
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