Princesse de Rohan
Artist: Jean-Marc Nattier (French, 1685-1766)
Date: 1741
Dimensions:
H: 57 1/8 in. (145 cm); W: 44 1/2 in. (113 cm).
Medium: Oil on canvas
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1952.64
Label Text:Jean-Marc Nattier became known for his portraits of aristocratic women presented as goddesses, seasons, or elements of nature. These allegories also showed the sitter relaxed and at ease, charming and delightful in simple garments and a natural setting. Here Marie-Sophie de Courcillon (1713–1756), the Princesse de Rohan, holds a book entitled Histoire universelle (Universal History); she is perhaps intended to symbolize the muse of learning. She did indeed have a reputation as a cultured and learned woman, and presided over a lively salon (gathering of intellectuals and witty conversationalists) at her fashionable, palatial home in Paris, the Hôtel de Soubise.
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