Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin
A Portrait Medallion of King Louis XV Surrounded by Putti Carrying the Attributes of Fame and History
1774
Graphite, with traces of pen and black ink, on parchment, tipped onto white paper, tipped on blue card
12 × 14.6 cm (4.7 × 5.7 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG
Although Gabriel de Saint-Aubin failed in his attempts to be accepted by the Royal Academy as a history painter, he never gave up entirely his work in historical subjects, and he loved to endow political figures with ornamental relish. This drawing might have decorated a treatise; it is inscribed by the artist with the declaration “The Heart of the French ( Le Coeur des Français )” and signed and dated January 11, 1774.
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