The Portrait Society | Pierre Esparvier
6/8/1997 | 4th quarter 20th centuryCharcoal and acrylic on canvasH x L : 50 x 40 cm
Pierre Esparvier (also Pierre de Sparvier) was a French-born painter who worked mainly in Italy. He was active in Limousin until the mid-1690s. In the following years, he worked in Bologna, then travelled to Rome and finally settled in Florence. Esparvier mostly produced history paintings and portraits. Among his commissioners was Grand Duke Cosimo III de' Medici. Esparvier’s self-portrait entered the Uffizi Gallery in 1768 with the bequest of the Abbé Pazzi collection.
Object: The Portrait Society | Pierre Esparvier
- Artist | Manufacturer:
- Roland Schauls (*1953) | Painter
- Pierre Esparvier (1663-1731) | Represented person
- Title:
- The Portrait Society | Pierre Esparvier
- Date:
- 6/8/1997 | 4th quarter 20th century
- Inventory Number:
- porsoc-3802
- Collection:
- The Portrait Society
- Domain:
- Painting
- Designation:
- Painting
- Iconography:
- Portrait
- Material | Technique:
- Charcoal and acrylic on canvas
- Measurements:
- H x L : 50 x 40 cm
- Inscription(s):
- Inscription (A904 453 / SPARVIER, / PIERRE de / +/- 1700 / 6.8.97 / Schauls)
- Credit:
- Cannot get property 'logicalName' on null object
- Location:
- Nationalmusée | Main building | Atrium | The Portrait Society | Panel 38
- Acquisition method:
- Cannot invoke method getLabel() on null object
- Copyright:
-
Work: In Copyright | © Adagp, Paris, 2025
Image(s): In Copyright
Metadata: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
- Photographer:
- Tom Lucas
Pierre Esparvier (also Pierre de Sparvier) was a French-born painter who worked mainly in Italy. He was active in Limousin until the mid-1690s. In the following years, he worked in Bologna, then travelled to Rome and finally settled in Florence. Esparvier mostly produced history paintings and portraits. Among his commissioners was Grand Duke Cosimo III de' Medici. Esparvier’s self-portrait entered the Uffizi Gallery in 1768 with the bequest of the Abbé Pazzi collection.
Object: The Portrait Society | Pierre Esparvier
- Artist | Manufacturer:
- Roland Schauls (*1953) | Painter
- Pierre Esparvier (1663-1731) | Represented person
- Title:
- The Portrait Society | Pierre Esparvier
- Date:
- 6/8/1997 | 4th quarter 20th century
- Inventory Number:
- porsoc-3802
- Collection:
- The Portrait Society
- Domain:
- Painting
- Designation:
- Painting
- Iconography:
- Portrait
- Material | Technique:
- Charcoal and acrylic on canvas
- Measurements:
- H x L : 50 x 40 cm
- Inscription(s):
- Inscription (A904 453 / SPARVIER, / PIERRE de / +/- 1700 / 6.8.97 / Schauls)
- Credit:
- Cannot get property 'logicalName' on null object
- Location:
- Nationalmusée | Main building | Atrium | The Portrait Society | Panel 38
- Acquisition method:
- Cannot invoke method getLabel() on null object
- Copyright:
-
Work: In Copyright | © Adagp, Paris, 2025
Image(s): In Copyright
Metadata: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
- Photographer:
- Tom Lucas