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Philippe de Champaigne (Brussels 1602-1674 Paris)
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Philippe de Champaigne (Brussels 1602-1674 Paris)

Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Noël de Bullion (d. 1670), half-length, in black with lace collar and sleve, his gloves in his left hand

Closed8 July 2009

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Philippe de Champaigne (Brussels 1602-1674 Paris)
Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Noël de Bullion (d. 1670), half-length, in black with lace collar and sleve, his gloves in his left hand
signed and dated 'PHILS DE CHAMPAIGNE FACIEBAT 1656' (lower left, on stone ledge)
oil on canvas
31 5/8 x 25 5/8 in. (80.3 x 65 cm.)

Private [B...] collection; sale, Hôtel des Ventes, Lille, 12 December 1982, p. 35 (illustrated).

Specialist note

Comparison of this painting with Champaigne's now-lost portrait of Bullion, president of the Parlement de Paris, which is known from an engraving by Nicolas de Poilly, clearly demonstrates that the works depict two distinct individuals.