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The French prime minister, Cardinal de Fleury, is seated amid textile splendour. To one side is a table with documents and books. The portrait was an official gift and a confirmation of the political alliance with Sweden. Rigaud, whose career – like his subject’s – flowered under Louis XIV, continued to paint in the Baroque manner. There are fourteen versions of this portrait, meaning that many were made with the help of assistants.</div>
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Hyacinthe_Rigaud" class="extiw" title="w:en:Hyacinthe Rigaud"><span title="French painter (1659-1743)">Hyacinthe Rigaud</span></a>
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<span class="int-own-work" lang="en">Own work</span>