LA TOUR, Maurice Quentin de
(b. 1704, Saint-Quentin, d. 1788, Saint-Quentin)

Philibert Orry de Vignory

c. 1737
Pastel on blue paper, 117 x 90 cm
Musée du Louvre, Paris

Orry de Vignory (1689-1747) was appointed by Louis XV in 1736 to the prestigious post of Directeur Général des Bâtiments, Arts et Manufactures, a title that put him in charge of all the artistic activity in France.