Louis Caravaque

Louis Caravaque was a French painter (1684–1754). He was born at Marseille and died at Saint Petersburg.

Also recorded as Louis Karavak.

Louis Caravaque in brief

Born
1684
Died
1754
Known for
painter
Place of birth
Marseille
Contents

Catalogued works

12 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service. Their recorded dates run from 1716 to 1750.

Portrait of Empress Anna Ioannovna, dated 1730, held by Tretyakov Gallery, inventory 25551. Battle of Poltava, dated 1718, held by Hermitage Museum, inventory ЭРЖ-1913. Portrait of Tsarevna Elizabeth Petrovna in Childhood, dated 1716, held by Russian Museum, inventory Ж-5323. Portrait of Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna., dated 1720, held by National Museum in Warsaw, inventory M.Ob.1198. Portrait of Peter the Great on his Death-Bed, dated 1725, held by Hermitage Museum, inventory ЭРЖ-2226. Portrait of Crown Princess Elizabeth Petrovna, dated 1724, held by Hermitage Museum, inventory ЭРЖ-3268. Portrait of Elizabeth of Russia, dated 1750, held by Tretyakov Gallery, inventory Ж-5811. Portrait of Catherine I of Russia (1684-1727), dated 1720, held by Russian Museum, inventory Ж-5324. Portrait of Natalia Romanov (1718–1725), dated 1722, held by Saint Michael's Castle. Porträt der Grand Duchess Anna Leopoldovna of Russia (1718-1746), dated 1733, held by Museum of Tropinin and His Contemporaries, Moscow. Portrait of a boy, dated 1745, held by Russian Museum, inventory Ж-5327. Anna Petrovna of Russia, dated 1725, held by Tretyakov Gallery.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 6 named public collections.

Tretyakov Gallery: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Hermitage Museum: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Russian Museum: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. National Museum in Warsaw: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Saint Michael's Castle: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Museum of Tropinin and His Contemporaries, Moscow: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Caravaque, Louis, the Younger, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Caravaque, Jean, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Caravaque, François, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Louis Caravaque and secularization of russian art, Bulletin of the South Ural State University Series «Social Sciences and the Humanities», 2017. Catholic Louis Caravaque: to the question about religiosity of the painter of the Rococo, Bulletin of the South Ural State University Series «Social Sciences and the Humanities», 2017.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 11 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is French.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Russia.

Works named in the authority record are Portrait of Empress Anna Ioannovna.

Work by Louis Caravaque is recorded in the collections of Tretyakov Gallery, Hermitage Museum, Russian Museum, National Museum in Warsaw and Museum of Tropinin and His Contemporaries, Moscow.

Chronology

  1. 1684Louis Caravaque born at Marseille.
  2. 1716Portrait of Tsarevna Elizabeth Petrovna in Childhood (Russian Museum).
  3. 1718Battle of Poltava (Hermitage Museum).
  4. 1720Portrait of Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna. (National Museum in Warsaw).
  5. 1724Portrait of Crown Princess Elizabeth Petrovna (Hermitage Museum).
  6. 1725Portrait of Peter the Great on his Death-Bed (Hermitage Museum).
  7. 1730Portrait of Empress Anna Ioannovna (Tretyakov Gallery).
  8. 1754Louis Caravaque died at Saint Petersburg.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Caravaque, François, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Consult the source
  2. 2.

    Caravaque, Jean, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Consult the source
  3. 3.

    Caravaque, Louis, the Younger, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Consult the source
  4. 4.

    Catholic Louis Caravaque: to the question about religiosity of the painter of the Rococo, Bulletin of the South Ural State University Series «Social Sciences and the Humanities», 2017

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Consult the source
  5. 5.

    Louis Caravaque and secularization of russian art, Bulletin of the South Ural State University Series «Social Sciences and the Humanities», 2017

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Consult the source
  6. 6.

    Open Library author record for Louis Caravaque (Internet Archive), 0 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

    Consult the source
  7. 7.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2625578: Louis Caravaque

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

    Consult the source
  8. 8.

    “Louis Caravaque”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    Consult the source

Elsewhere in Paintings

For owners

Own a work by Louis Caravaque?

A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.