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Portrait of Noël-François Charles Caille des Fontaines

Lié Louis Périn · 1795

Portrait of Noël-François Charles Caille des Fontaines by Lié Louis Périn: Painted during the tumultuous years of the French Revolution (1789–99), this bailiff court…

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In Portrait of Noël-François Charles Caille des Fontaines, start with classical, portrait, figurative. Then look closely at this museum-described detail: Painted during the tumultuous years of the French Revolution (1789–99), this bailiff court lawyer from the city of Caen appears sensibly modest and restrained.

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Painted during the tumultuous years of the French Revolution (1789–99), this bailiff court lawyer from the city of Caen appears sensibly modest and restrained.

Source institution: Cleveland Museum of Art
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