Philippe de ChampaigneFrench, 1602–1674Cardinal de Richelieu
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Cardinal de Richelieu” now? Collection: The National Gallery, London. Unknown.
London, United Kingdom
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
Portrait of Cardinal Richelieu is one of 21 surviving oil on canvas portraits of Cardinal Richelieu by the French painter Philippe de Champaigne. Produced in 1633–1640, it is now in the National Gallery, in London, to which it was presented by Charles Butler in 1895.
Details
- Accession number
- NG1449
In the catalog
Sources
- Wikidata
- Image: The National Gallery — Philippe de Champaigne · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
In the life of Philippe de Champaigne
The whole life1628
Marries Nicolas Duchesne's daughter
According to Houbraken, Duchesne resented Champaigne's growing popularity at court, so Champaigne went back to Brussels to live with his brother; only on hearing of Duchesne's death did he return to marry his daughter. Succeeding Duchesne, he became the Queen's Painter with a salary of 1,200 livres.
1629
Becomes a French subject
Born in Brabant, Champaigne took French nationality in 1629.
3 September 1636
Daughter born: Catherine de Sainte-Suzanne
1640
Comes under the influence of Jansenism
From 1640 onward, in the later part of his life, Champaigne came under the influence of Jansenism.
