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After Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659-1743) Portrait of Pierre Mignard, the artist, holding a paint brush and a book inscribed "P Mignard" on the book the sitter is holding oil on canvas, in a black gilded frame 26 x 22cm (10 x 9in)
The present portrait is a reduced copy in reverse after the later engraving by Georges Frederic Schmidt of the original Rigaud portrait in the Palace of Versailles, France.
Oil on a wooden panel support. The paint layer has localised areas of raised, unstable paint with a few losses. There are a few scattered retouchings. The varnish is yellowed. The frame is in a good condition.

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