Small HSP Painting Robert Tournières Musicians Concert Landscape 18th Century

Small oil on panel depicting a small group of figures: two musicians playing for an elegant young woman and her attendant, entitled "The Concert," painted by Robert Tournières*, in a gilded wood frame, from the first half of the 18th century.
This painting is in good condition. Annotated on the back "The Concert Painted by Tournière, Cabinet of Mr. de Villers" (erased). The frame is keyed.
Note: some wear and cracks from time, and wear from time on the frame; see photos.
* Robert Le Vrac de Tournières (1667-1752)

was a French painter. A student of Lucas Delahaye, then Bon Boullogne and Hyacinthe Rigaud, Tournières was admitted twice to the Royal Academy of Painting: in 1702, as a portrait painter with portraits of the painters Pierre Mosnier and Michel Corneille, and on October 24, 1716, as a history painter. With a truly talented physiognomist and painter, Tournières enjoyed a very high reputation during his lifetime. Highly sought after in his time, he was the portraitist of the Regent, chancellors, and many political figures, and left behind over two hundred portraits, most of which are preserved in private collections. His numerous portraits depict figures from various classes: ministers, magistrates, ladies of the court, artists, and merchants. The heterogeneous nature of his work is typical of an artist from the transitional period of the Regency: the lightness of his palette prefigures the Rococo style, while the Dutch elements give his work a new and more intimate character. He exhibited at the Salons de Peinture in 1704, 1737, 1741 to 1743, and 1745 to 1748.
This artist is highly rated on Artprice. Dimensions
Frame: 23.4 cm x 17 cm
Panel: 18.5 cm x 12.3 cm

Reference: 900 749
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