Françoise Marie and Louise Françoise de Bourbon

portrait

The painting represents Françoise Marie de Bourbon (1677-1749), ("Mademoiselle de Blois"), future Duchess of Orléans with her older sister Louise Françoise de Bourbon (1673-1743) ("Mademoiselle de Nantes") future Duchess of Bourbon; legitimised daughters of Louis XIV of France and his matresse-en-titre Madame de Montespan.

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Françoise Marie and Louise Françoise de Bourbon

About the Artist

Philippe Vignon

1638 – 1701

French painter. He was a son of Claude Vignon, and sibling of Claude François Vignon (1633-1703) and Charlotte Vignon. His father was his only instructor, and under his direction he became a good painter of history and portrait. He became a member of the Académie in 1687 and was best known as a portrait painter - his morceau de réception is of the sculptor Philippe de Buyster.

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