Portrait of M. Gilbert Desvoisins, Councillor of State in Ordinary

1761 · Private collection

portrait

Voiriot was a highly successful portraitist who customarily included items relevant to the life of the sitter. In this case he portrayed M. Gilbert Desvoisins, his prominent patron, with the splendid lacquered bureau plat, the chinoiserie ink wells in ormolu mounts, as working at his papers.

About the Artist

Guillaume Voiriot

1713 – 1799

French portrait painter. In 1746-1749 he traveled, at its own expense, in Italy. After his return to Paris he became a member of the painters and sculptors guild at Académie de Saint-Luc. Between 1759 and 1771 he regularly exhibited portraits of his contemporaries in the Paris Salon. He portrayed family members, scientists, writers, actors and musicians.

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