SwissArtGallery · Documented identity
Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659–1743), also known as Hyacinthe Rigaud y Ros, was born in Perpignan. He trained in Montpellier with Paul Petzet and Antoine Ranc. Settled in Paris by 1681 at the latest, he developed his practice there. In 1682, he won the Prix de Rome at the Académie de France à Rome, without, however, travelling to Italy.
Rigaud became the principal official painter to Louis XIV and also worked for his successor, Louis XV. The portraits he made of the two sovereigns established models of monarchical representation that influenced European courts in the eighteenth century. Among the works listed under his name is the Portrait of Gédéon Berbier du Metz, dated 1698 and held at the Art Institute of Chicago.
In Paris, he ran a busy studio where pupils assisted him in executing his commissions. These are recorded in his account book, the “Livre de Raison”. His clientele included court officers as well as members of Parisian professions; the latter, however, primarily turned to Largillierre for their portraits.
This profile brings together identity references for Hyacinthe Rigaud and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
11 references are documented at Genève Enchères, Schuler, Zofingen, Piguet, Lempertz. Each record links to its source; the amounts are not a general valuation of the artist’s work.
Oil on canvas
Jean de Chambrier (1686-1751)
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2025-09-11 — 2025-09-24
Published result : 17000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 10000–15000
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Oil on canvas
Portrait des Chirurgen Alexandre Passerat
Öl auf Leinwand
Auction date : 2023-11-18
Published result : 44100 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 25000
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Oil on canvas
Portrait von Carl Heinrich von Hoym
Öl auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2014-09-19
Published result : 60000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 60000–80000
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Oil on canvas
Suiveur de Hyacinthe Rigaud — Jeune maure tenant un arc
huile sur toile
suiveur de
Catalogue period : 2026-05-27 — 2026-06-10
Follower of
Published result : 12000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 2000–3000
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Gouache
Attribué à Rigaud Hyacinthe — Portrait eines Gentleman, wohl Chaspoux de Verneuil, Eusèbe Jacques (1695-1747)
gouache
Zugeschrieben
Catalogue period : 2025-06-06
Attributed
Published result : 1600 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 2000
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Oil on canvas
Umkreis Herrenportrait
Öl auf Leinwand
Umkreis
Catalogue period : 2019-09-20
Circle of
Published result : 4500 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 2000–3000
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Oil on canvas
Umkreis Herrenportrait
Öl auf Leinwand
Umkreis
Catalogue period : 2019-06-28
Circle of
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 4000–6000
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Oil on canvas
D’après Hyacinthe Rigaud — Portrait de Louis XIV
huile sur toile
D'après
Catalogue period : 2018-04-25
After
Published result : 550 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 500–800
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Oil on canvas
Kopie "Monsieur Sarazin
Öl auf Leinwand
Kopie
Catalogue period : 2018-03-19
Copy
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 600–800
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Oil on canvas
D’après Hyacinthe Rigaud — Portrait de Louis XIV
huile sur toile
D'après
Catalogue period : 2017-12-13
After
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 1000–1500
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Oil on canvas
Atelier de Hyacinthe Rigaud — Portrait de Louis XIV en cuirasse
huile sur toile
atelier de
Catalogue period : 2017-03-15
atelier de
Published result : 14000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 7000–10000
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Documentation updated : 2026-10-19
