Large portrait of Marie-Anne-Victoire of Bavaria by François de Troy, circa 1685

Large ceremonial portrait of Marie-Anne-Victoire de Bavière by François de Troy, circa 1685
Late 17th century French school
By François de Troy (Toulouse, 1645 - Paris, 1730) and his workshop
Oil on canvas: h: 216 cm, l. 151 cm
Gilded and molded wood frame
Framed dimensions: h. 237 cm, l. 170 cm

We would like to thank Mr. Dominique Brême, director of the Musée du Domaine Départemental de Sceaux and François de Troy specialist, for kindly confirming the attribution of this work to the artist and his workshop through a visual examination.

Provenance:
- probably from the Château de Versailles, royal collection before 1737, (the painting mentioned in the inventory of the Crown collections (see bibliography))
- auction sale, Paris, Palais d'Orsay, Etude Couturier Nicolay, December 7, 1979, no. 23 (as French school circa 1700, Portrait de Marie-Adélaïde de Savoie, Duchesse de Bourgogne);
- ex collection of former French President Valérie Giscard d'Estaing and his wife in their private mansion in Paris, rue Bénouville

Related works:
Portrait à mi-cuisses, Château de Versailles, after François de Troy (h. 138 cm, l. 120 cm) inv MV2086

Bibliography:
Fernand Engerand, “Inventaires des collections de la Couronne: Inventaire des tableaux du roy rédigé en 1709 et 1710 par Nicolas Bailly”, Paris, 1899, p. 465
Dominique Brême, 'François de Troy', exhibition catalogue, Toulouse, Musée Paul-Dupuy, 1997, p. 41