PERRONNEAU, Jean-Baptiste
(b. 1715, Paris, d. 1783, Amsterdam)

Portrait of Gabriel Huquier

1747
Pastel on blue paper, 63 x 54 cm
Musée du Louvre, Paris

This early pastel by Perronneau was exhibited at the Salon of 1747.

Gabriel Huquier was a French draughtsman, engraver and merchant of prints. He executed a large number of engravings after Boucher, Watteau, Gillot, and other French masters, and he is distinguished by his deep knowledge in arts.