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Hyacinthe Rigaud (artist)

Nationality
French
Birth/Death
1659–1743

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Hyacinthe Rigaud was the official court portraitist of King Louix XIV and also painted many portraits of his great-grandson Louis XV.

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Jacint Rigau-Ros i Serra (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒəˈsin riˈɣaw ˈrɔz i ˈsɛrə]; 18 July 1659 – 29 December 1743), known in French as Hyacinthe Rigaud (pronounced [jasɛ̃t ʁiɡo]), was a Spanish-French baroque painter most famous for his portraits of Louis XIV and other members of the French nobility.