LARGILLIÈRE, Nicolas de
(b. 1656, Paris, d. 1746, Paris)

Provost and Municipal Magistrates of Paris

1689
Oil on canvas, 68 x 101 cm
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg

This is a preparatory sketch for a huge painting, now lost. It depicts the scene when the Provost and Municipal Magistrates of Paris are discussing the celebration of Louis XIV's dinner at the Hotel de Ville after his recovery in 1687.