Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Noël de Bullion (d. 1670), half-length, in black with lace collar and sleve, his gloves in his left hand

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Philippe de Champaigne (Brussels 1602-1674 Paris)
Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Noël de Bullion (d. 1670), half-length, in black with lace collar and sleve, his gloves in his left hand
signed and dated 'PHILS DE CHAMPAIGNE FACIEBAT 1656' (lower left, on stone ledge)
oil on canvas
31 5/8 x 25 5/8 in. (80.3 x 65 cm.)

Provenance

Private [B...] collection; sale, Hôtel des Ventes, Lille, 12 December 1982, p. 35 (illustrated).

Literature

B. Dorival, Philippe de Champaigne, 1602-1674: La vie, l'oeuvre, et le catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre, Paris, 1976, I, p. 49; II, p. 96, under no. 166, and p. 188, no. 413 (illustrated).
B. Dorival, Supplément au Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre de Philippe de Champaigne, Paris, 1992, pp. 34-6, no. 24 (illustrated) and under no. 25.
R. Beresford 'Book Reviews: Supplément au Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre de Philippe de Champaigne', Burlington Magazine, CXXXV, no. 1087, October 1993, p. 703.

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Lot Essay

Comparison of this painting with Champaigne's now-lost portrait of Bullion, president of the Parlement de Paris, which is known from an engraving by Nicolas de Poilly, clearly demonstrates that the works depict two distinct individuals.

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