Portrait of an Actor
by VOIRIOT, Guillaume, Oil on canvas, 88 x 67 cm
Guillaume was born into a family of artists, the son of the painter and sculptor Jean Voiriot. He was a member of the Roman Academy of St Luke and of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in Paris, where he held several positions. Voiriot developed his artistic career during the reigns of Louis XV and Louis XVI and the revolutionary period. Especially gifted for portraiture, his most prominent works in the genre were dedicated to Parisian literati, scientists, politicians and artists.