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In addition to his paintings for the court, François de Troy executed portraits of the Parisian bourgeoisie. The present work and its companion piece depict a man and woman in elegant late 17th century dress. The woman is presented in a red draped interior opening onto a formal garden accented with a dramatic flowing fountain. She is dressed in opulent silk and brocade and rests her arm over the gilded mask handle of a flower-filled urn. The man on the other hand is presented in the darkened interior of a library, again draped in flowing silk and his hand points to the page of an opened book.
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