Gaspard Rigaud
Illustration — Portrait by Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1691 Gaspard Rigaud (ɡaspaʁ ʁiɡo; 1 June 1661 – 28 March 1705) was a French artist, who primarily worked in portrait painting. He was born in Perpignan, the younger brother of the portraitist Hyacinthe Rigaud. Gaspard's daughter married Hyacinthe's pupil Jean Ranc.
Gaspard Rigaud
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- 1661 · Perpignan.
- Died
- 1705 · Paris.
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- France
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- painter
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- portrait
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- Antoine Ranc · Hyacinthe Rigaud
- Languages
- French
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Illustration — Portrait by Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1691 Gaspard Rigaud (ɡaspaʁ ʁiɡo; 1 June 1661 – 28 March 1705) was a French artist, who primarily worked in portrait painting. He was born in Perpignan, the younger brother of the portraitist Hyacinthe Rigaud. Gaspard's daughter married Hyacinthe's pupil Jean Ranc.
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Rigaud died in Paris.
• Illustration — Portrait of a Man (1696) • Illustration — The children of Marie Jacqueline Bouette de Blémur (1703)
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His recorded language was French. He was the child of Maria Serra. One child is recorded: Marguerite Elisabeth Rigaud. Other recorded relations include Jean Ranc.
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1661
Gaspard Rigaud was born in 1661 at Perpignan.
1705
Gaspard Rigaud died in 1705 at Paris.
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- 1.Arch. Nat. Minutier Central, ET/XIII/118
- 2.Arch. Nat. Minutier Central, ET/XIV/165
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- François, Macé de Lépinay « Un peintre méconnu : Gaspard Rigaud », Bulletin de la Société de l’Histoire de l’Art, Paris, 1972
- Catalogue de l'exposition Visages du Grand Siècle - Le portrait sous le règne de Louis XIV 1660-1715, Nantes, Musée des Beaux-Arts, - ; Toulouse, Musée des Augustins, -
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