The bergeret family of grandcourt
this portrait is that of the bergeret de grandcourt family, one of the greatest fortunes in france. We
recognizes madame bergeret de grandcourt and her daughter, undoubtedly accompanied by a governess. Recently deceased, the father, a general farmer and great art lover, is present through his posed bust
on a column. The luxury of fabrics – like the silk of clothes, treated in a particularly
refined – and louis xvi style furniture, reflects the power of this family: it is a portrait
ceremonial. But the artist also underlines the bond between the mother and her daughter, represented in intimacy. Of their parisian mansion. Recognized for his talents as a portrait painter, mosnier worked at the court of louis xv and louis xvi, then
in foreign courts: in england, where he emigrated after the french revolution and in saint petersburg, where he settled until his death. In the same way as the works of the portraitist elisabethlouise vigée-lebrun, those of mosnier bear witness to the fashion for family portraits, in
in which feelings are emphasized. Object Type: painting. Date: circa 1785. Collection: Brest’s Museum of Fine Arts. MOSNIER Jean-Laurent 1785c La famille Bergeret de Grandcourt
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