Lot No. 168


Circle of François Clouet


Circle of François Clouet - Old Master Paintings

(Tours before 1520–1572 Paris)
Portrait of a man, probably Roger de Saint-Lary, Seigneur de Bellegarde (circa 1525–1579 Saluces), Maréchal de France,
oil on panel, 35 x 26 cm, framed

Provenance:
sale, Dorotheum, Vienna, 12 September 1984, lot 539;
Private collection, Vienna

Roger de Saint-Lary, Seigneur de Bellegarde, became Maréchal de Camp and in 1574 was appointed Maréchal de France. He was one of the most prominent favourites of King Henry III. However, the King’s mother, Catherine de Medici, distrusted him and it is believed that the gifted and ambitious Maréchal de Saint-Lary, who in 1565 had married the rich heiress Marguerite de Saluces Cardé, was poisoned by order of the Queen Mother.

Specialist: Dr. Alexander Strasoldo Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
+43-1-515 60-556

old.masters@dorotheum.com

24.04.2018 - 17:00

Estimate:
EUR 15,000.- to EUR 20,000.-

Circle of François Clouet


(Tours before 1520–1572 Paris)
Portrait of a man, probably Roger de Saint-Lary, Seigneur de Bellegarde (circa 1525–1579 Saluces), Maréchal de France,
oil on panel, 35 x 26 cm, framed

Provenance:
sale, Dorotheum, Vienna, 12 September 1984, lot 539;
Private collection, Vienna

Roger de Saint-Lary, Seigneur de Bellegarde, became Maréchal de Camp and in 1574 was appointed Maréchal de France. He was one of the most prominent favourites of King Henry III. However, the King’s mother, Catherine de Medici, distrusted him and it is believed that the gifted and ambitious Maréchal de Saint-Lary, who in 1565 had married the rich heiress Marguerite de Saluces Cardé, was poisoned by order of the Queen Mother.

Specialist: Dr. Alexander Strasoldo Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
+43-1-515 60-556

old.masters@dorotheum.com


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Auction: Old Master Paintings
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 24.04.2018 - 17:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 14.04. - 24.04.2018

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