Henri Testelin

(Paris, 1616 - The Hague, 1695) was a French art painter. Henri Testelin made portraits of Louis XIV, important persons and events at the French court . Several of his paintings can be seen in the palace of Versailles. The portraits, like the one of the young Louis XIV, show the influence of Jean Nocret and Le Brun. He was secretary of Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture from 1650 and professor from 1656. In 1680 he published a book on art theory and the academy. Testelin was dismissed from the Academy in 1681, because he was proptestant. He left France and went to Holland.
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Henri Testelin Colbert Presenting the Members of the Royal Academy of Sciences to Louis XIV in 1667 oil painting


Colbert Presenting the Members of the Royal Academy of Sciences to Louis XIV in 1667
ID de tableau::  72078
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Colbert Presenting the Members of the Royal Academy of Sciences to Louis XIV in 1667
1660s Oil on canvas 348 x 590 cm
1660s _ _Oil_on_canvas _ _348_x_590_cm
   
   
     

Henri Testelin Portrait of Louis XIV of France oil painting


Portrait of Louis XIV of France
ID de tableau::  76604
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Portrait of Louis XIV of France
1667(1667) Oil on canvas 390 x 290 cm (153.5 x 114.2 in) cjr
1667(1667) _ _Oil_on_canvas _ 390_x_290_cm_(153.5_x_114.2_in) _ cjr
   
   
     

Henri Testelin Louis XIV en oil painting


Louis XIV en
ID de tableau::  79243
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Louis XIV en
1648(1648) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 205 x 152 cm (80.7 x 59.8 in) cyf
1648(1648) _ Medium_Oil_on_canvas _ Dimensions_205_x_152_cm_(80.7_x_59.8_in) _ cyf
   
   
     

Henri Testelin Portrait of Louis XIV oil painting


Portrait of Louis XIV
ID de tableau::  79961
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Portrait of Louis XIV
1648(1648) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 205 x 152 cm (80.7 x 59.8 in) cyf
1648(1648) _ Medium_Oil_on_canvas _ Dimensions_205_x_152_cm_(80.7_x_59.8_in) _ cyf
   
   
     

Henri Testelin Portrait of Louis XIV, only ten years old, but already king of France oil painting


Portrait of Louis XIV, only ten years old, but already king of France
ID de tableau::  92580
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Portrait of Louis XIV, only ten years old, but already king of France
Date 1648(1648) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 205 X 152 cm (80.7 X 59.8 in) TTD
Date_1648(1648) _ Medium_oil_on_canvas _ Dimensions_205_X_152_cm_(80.7_X_59.8_in) _ TTD
   
   
     

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     Henri Testelin
     (Paris, 1616 - The Hague, 1695) was a French art painter. Henri Testelin made portraits of Louis XIV, important persons and events at the French court . Several of his paintings can be seen in the palace of Versailles. The portraits, like the one of the young Louis XIV, show the influence of Jean Nocret and Le Brun. He was secretary of Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture from 1650 and professor from 1656. In 1680 he published a book on art theory and the academy. Testelin was dismissed from the Academy in 1681, because he was proptestant. He left France and went to Holland.

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