Robert-Jacques Benet de Montcarville, Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, 1774

Robert-jacques benet de montcarville, oil on canvas, oval. Château parentignat, auvergne, france. Gazette des beaux arts, jan 1982, p. 18; museum website (color). Robert benet de montcarville (1698-1771), «issu de la noblesse de robe, chevalier censeur pour le roi», was also chair of astronomy and mathematics at the collège de france. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: 1774. Dimensions: height: 63 cm (24.8 in) ; width: 51.5 cm (20.2 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Robert Benet de Montcarville. Collection: Collection Georges de Lastic. Robert Benet de Montcarville