rococo-prince: Olivier Journu (1724–1764), 1756 by Jean Baptiste Perronneau (French, 1715–1783) Past
rococo-prince: Olivier Journu (1724–1764), 1756 by Jean Baptiste Perronneau (French, 1715–1783) Pastel on paper, laid down on canvas In 1756, Perronneau visited Bordeaux to paint a member of the Journu family of merchants. Madame Claude Journu was the widowed mother of eighteen children, one of whom, Bernard, called Olivier, born in 1724, is pictured here. Its success engendered additional commissions, including the 1767 portrait of Bonaventure and those of his brother, Jacques, Abbè Journu-Dumoncey, and of their mother, the latter dating to 1769 (all are oil paintings belonging now to the Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, Mass.). Olivier Journu has brilliant turquoise blue eyes and the square jaw and very dark brows typical of his family. He wears point d'Alençon lace and a corsage of roses. While his expression is opaque, he seems to be acutely self-aware. -- source link