Gaspard Rigaud
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Gaspard Rigaud was a French painter and portraitist. He was the younger brother of the portraitist Hyacinthe Rigaud
. Gaspard's daughter married Hyacinthe's pupil Jean Ranc
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Hyacinthe Rigaud
Hyacinthe Rigaud was a French baroque painter of Catalan origin whose career was based in Paris.He is renowned for his portrait paintings of Louis XIV, the royalty and nobility of Europe, and members of their courts and considered one of the most notable French portraitists of the classical period...
. Gaspard's daughter married Hyacinthe's pupil Jean Ranc
Jean Ranc
Jean Ranc was a French painter, mainly active in portraiture. He trained under his father Antoine Ranc and his father's former student Hyacinthe Rigaud and served in the courts of both Louis XV of France and Philip V of Spain.- Early life:Ranc "the younger" was the son of the renowned provincial...
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