# François de Montmorency

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## Artwork

- Artist: [CORNEILLE DE LYON](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/corneille-de-lyon-rd97cace55a4896>)
- Date: 1551-1600
- Technique: Oil on panel, 19 x 16 cm

## Commentary

François de Montmorency served as a military officer under King Henri II of France and as governor of Paris for a time. Of several known portraits, this is the only one that shows him as a young man. Though small in scale, Corneille&#39;s painting records the sitter&#39;s face and costume with remarkable precision.

## Related artworks

- [A Young Lady](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/corneille-de-lyon-rd97cace55a4896/a-young-lady-r957fd727461f23>)
- [Jean de Bourbon-Vendôme](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/corneille-de-lyon-rd97cace55a4896/jean-de-bourbon-vendme-rb9688834db6d2f>)
- [Pierre Aymeric](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/corneille-de-lyon-rd97cace55a4896/pierre-aymeric-r51105e39bea038>)
- [Portrait of a Gentleman](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/corneille-de-lyon-rd97cace55a4896/portrait-of-a-gentleman-ra772304d32e450>)
- [Portrait of a Lady](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/corneille-de-lyon-rd97cace55a4896/portrait-of-a-lady-r5acb6005067c2b>)
- [Portrait of a Man](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/corneille-de-lyon-rd97cace55a4896/portrait-of-a-man-r397e2de0e2963f>)
- [Portrait of a Woman](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/corneille-de-lyon-rd97cace55a4896/portrait-of-a-woman-r21b82d11285d2d>)
- [Portrait of Gabrielle de Rochechouart](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/corneille-de-lyon-rd97cace55a4896/portrait-of-gabrielle-de-rochechouart-r1686db1d6e1f5f>)
- [Portrait of Louise de Rieux](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/corneille-de-lyon-rd97cace55a4896/portrait-of-louise-de-rieux-r608ad6afd18bfd>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)