Portrait of Joseph Marie Terray
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| Portrait of Joseph Marie Terray | |
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| Artist | Alexander Roslin |
| Year | 1774 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, portrait painting |
| Dimensions | 129 cm × 97 cm (51 in × 38 in) |
| Location | Palace of Versailles, Versailles |
Portrait of Joseph Marie Terray is a 1774 portrait painting by the Swedish artist Alexander Roslin.[1] It depicts the French statesman Joseph Marie Terray.[2] Terray held the roles of Controller-General of Finances from 1769 to 1774 as part of the Maupeou Triumvirate during the reign of Louis XV. A noted patron of the arts, he also served briefly as Bâtiments du Roi, but was dismissed from his offices after Louis XVI came to the throne.
Roslin was a noted portraitist who settled in Paris. He presented this as his diploma work on his admission to the French Royal Academy in 1774.[3] Today the painting is in the collection of the Museum of French History at the Palace of Versailles.[4]
