Gentilhomme prisant du tabac
at Petit Palais
Alexis Simon Belle
French1674–1734
About
Alexis Simon Belle was a French painter who specialised in portrait painting who is best known for his portraits of the French and Jacobite nobility. As a portrait artist, Belle's style followed that of his master François de Troy, Hyacinthe Rigaud, and Nicolas de Largillière. He was the master of the painter Jacques Aved (1702–1766).
Notable works
Portrait du peintre François de Troy (1654-1730)
at Louvre Museum
Portrait de Louis XV, roi de France (1710-1774), représenté jeune
at Palace of Versailles
Louis, Dauphin of France (1729-1765) as a newborn
at Palace of Versailles
Portrait of Mariana Victoria of Spain (1718-1781)
at Palace of Versailles
Self-portrait
at Palace of Versailles
Portrait of Antoine Crozat (Marquis du Chatel)
at Palace of Versailles
Marie Leszczynska, Queen of France
at Palace of Versailles
Princess Louisa Maria Teresa Stuart, 1692 - 1712. Daughter of James VII and II
at Scottish National Gallery
Charles-François-Marie de Custine, Chevalier de Wiltz
at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Works in the collection
15 works
Gentilhomme prisant du tabac
at Petit Palais
Portrait du peintre François de Troy (1654-1730)
at Louvre Museum
Portrait de Louis XV, roi de France (1710-1774), représenté jeune
at Palace of Versailles
Louis, Dauphin of France (1729-1765) as a newborn
at Palace of Versailles
Portrait of Mariana Victoria of Spain (1718-1781)
at Palace of Versailles
Self-portrait
at Palace of Versailles
Portrait of Antoine Crozat (Marquis du Chatel)
at Palace of Versailles
Marie Leszczynska, Queen of France
at Palace of Versailles
Princess Louisa Maria Teresa Stuart, 1692 - 1712. Daughter of James VII and II
at Scottish National Gallery
Charles-François-Marie de Custine, Chevalier de Wiltz
at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
More by Alexis Simon Belle in institutions
Palace of Versailles
Versailles, France
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Houston, United States
Louvre Museum
Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, France
National Gallery of Ireland
Dublin City, Ireland
Petit Palais
8th arrondissement of Paris, France
Scottish National Gallery
City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
