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 French baroque painter most famous for his portraits of Louis XIV and other members of the French nobility. Born in the province of Roussillon, Jacint Rigau, whose name was Frenchified to Hyacinthe Rigaud, is considered one of the most celebrated French portrait painters of the classical period. According to Jacques Thuillier, professor at the Collège de France: "Hyacinthe Rigaud was one of those French painters who, under the Ancien Régime, achieved the highest fame as portraitists. This admiration was deserved both for the abundance of his output and for its constant perfection." Rigaud owes his fame to the loyalty of the Bourbon dynasty, whose likenesses he painted across four generations. He drew most of his clientele from the wealthiest circles, among…
