Armand Jean le Bouthillier de Rancé

Hyacinthe Rigaud returns in spring 1696 to Paris, where he paints one of his most important portraits of the year.

This is in fact solicited by the duke of Saint-Simon, to depict Armand Jean le Bouthillier de Rancé, an abbot, using a skillful subterfuge that remains notable in the history of painting.