# Portrait of Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet

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## Artwork

- Artist: [RIGAUD, Hyacinthe](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/rigaud-hyacinthe-r92260505ac211b>)
- Date: 1701-1750
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 72 x 59 cm

## Commentary

Over seventy when Rigaud painted his portrait, the bishop and tutor to the Dauphin was a celebrated preacher, whose funeral orations were published and enthusiastically circulated. Well aware of his worth, he wears a fortune in silk moiré. For all his air of benevolence, Bossuet was instrumental in shaping the French Catholic Church and the absolute monarchy.

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## Attribution

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