# The Devin Family

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## Artwork

- Artist: [LOO, Louis Michel van](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/loo-louis-michel-van-r32f51cb45badb5>)
- Date: 1701-1750
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 110 x 150 cm

## Commentary

This portrait depicts Jean-Jacques Julien, Comte Devin \(1731-1817\), his first wife, Elisabeth Françoise Angelique Rousseau \(1743-1770\), and their son, Jean-Jacques Devin, Marquis de Fontenay \(1762-1817\). Comte Devin was a president of the Paris Parlement, held the title of sécretaire du Roi, and was appointed a director of the Caisse d&#39;escompte in 1767, the same year this portrait was painted.

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## Attribution

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