Charles Beaubrun
Life
Charles Beaubrun was born at Amboise, a member of a distinguished family of painters. He studied under his uncle Louis Beaubrun (d. 1627). He and his cousin Henri Beaubrun (II) (1603–1677), were portrait painters in the courts of King Louis XIII and Louis XIV of France. Some of his work is jointly attributed to Henri.[http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=5211583 Christie's: Portrait of the Maria Theresa, Queen of France (1638-1683), seated, in a blue and gold dress, Attributed to Charles Beaubrun (Amboise 1604-1692 Paris) and Henri Beaubrun (Amboise 1603-1677 Paris)]
His youngest brother, Michel Beaubrun (d 1642), was also a painter.[http://www.sothebys.com/app/live/lot/LotDetail.jsp?lot_id=159503403 Sotheby's: Charles Beaubrun]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Charles Beaubrun died at Paris.
File:Charles Beaubrun - Portrait of Maria Theresa of Austria, Queen of France.jpg
File:Queen Marie Thérèse and her son the Dauphin of France, dated circa 1663 by Charles Beaubrun.jpg
Work
Beaubrun made many portraits of the reigning French queens, painting according to the prevailing court conventions. Thus certain similarities are evident between his portrait of Maria Theresa of Spain (Maria Theresa, Infanta of Spain), queen to Louis XIV, and an earlier portrait of Anne of Austria, queen to his father Louis XIII (both shown here) even wearing the same regal gowns.
Sources
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110716212142/http://www.terminartors.com/artistprofile/Beaubrun_Charles Terminartors: Charles Beaubrun]
Sources for works
- [http://www.scholarsresource.com/browse/artist/2142563101 Scholars Resource]
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