Self Portrait before the Portrait of François Castanier, Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1730

Perpignan (pyrénées-orientales, france), hyacinthe rigaud museum, civil painting collection. François castanier (1676–1759), financial strategist and profiteer of the system initiated by john law, director of the east india company from 1723 to 1759, superintendent of finances of the queen towards the end of his life. Object Type: painting. Genre: self-portrait. Date: 1730. Dimensions: height: 130 cm (51.1 in); width: 140 cm (55.1 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Hyacinthe Rigaud. Collection: Musée Hyacinthe-Rigaud. Rigaud04,Rigaud,autoportrait Castagnier