Pierre Gobert (Fontainebleau 1662 - Paris 1744) Workshop of Pair of portraits of Louis XV, King of France, and Queen Consort Maria Leszczynska oils on canvas (2), 41 x 32 cm., framed 53 x 44 cm. Full details of this work can be found directly at the following - LINK - It is easy to identify the effigies in this fascinating pair of portraits as the rulers of France, namely Louis XV of Bourbon, who ascended the throne in 1715 at the age of thirteen and was nicknamed the "Well-Beloved", and Maria Leszczynska, Queen Consort of France and Navarre, and daughter of King Stanislaus I of Poland. The Queen is depicted in three-quarter figure, with a smiling face turned towards the viewer. She wears a wig in shades of gray with her hair gathered around the nape of her neck and a diadem on her head, and pendants in her ears. She wears a dress with a wide red velvet neckline, brocaded with gold threads, with rich lace sleeves, and a bodice ornamented with a bib with diamond and pearl jewelry. A blue velvet cloak embroidered with the heraldic lilies of the Crown of France and lined with ermine rests on her shoulders. The monarch, also immortalized in three-quarter view, wears a cuirass over a coat, with a blue sash on his shoulder and a white collar around his neck. His face shows the same serene expression that illuminates his consort's face. It is presumed that these portraits are a derivation of a pair of official paintings of the sovereigns most likely executed by Jean-Baptiste van Loo (1684-1745), prototypes that are traditionally dated to the year of their marriage, 1725, and of which several smaller reproductions are known. Similar features of the rulers can be seen in paintings executed by contemporaries, such as in the canvases by Charles Van Loo (collections of the Palace of Versailles, Salon of Mars), Jean Marc Nattier (Muzeum Narodowe, Warsaw), Alexis-Simon Belle (Trianon). We can name another painter who dedicated himself to these subjects, namely Pierre Gobert (Fontainebleau 1662 - Paris 1744), whose portraiture shows close stylistic affinities with our two effigies. A portrait painter among the most significant and sought-after of his time and a great interpreter of the French school, working in France at the courts of Louis XIV and then Louis XV, during his career he obtained a large number of commissions, with a workload that implied the existence of a complex workshop: it is therefore likely to hypothesize a realization of the present ones by one of his direct and faithful collaborators. The pair of works is presented in a good state of preservation, with beautiful carved and gilded wooden frames, also in excellent condition. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The painting is sold complete with a pleasant antique gilded frame and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and descriptive iconographic card. We handle and organize the transport of purchased works, both for Italy and abroad, through professional and insured carriers. If you wish to see this or other works in person, we will be happy to welcome you to our new gallery in Riva del Garda, in Viale Giuseppe Canella 18. We are waiting for you! Contact us for any information or to arrange a visit, we will be happy to answer you. Follow us also on: https://www.instagram.com/galleriacastelbarco/?hl=it https://www.facebook.com/galleriacastelbarco/