Bidspirit auction | French School (Provence), Early 18th

French School (Provence), Early 18th c. Portrait of Jean Roubaud, Oil painting - A finely preserved early 18th-century Provencal portrait depicting Jean Roubaud of Orgon (Bouches-du-Rhone), painted during the Louis XV period. The sitter is identified by an early handwritten label on the reverse, lending the work strong documentary and genealogical significance. Details School: French School (Provence) Subject: Portrait of Jean Roubaud (born ca. 1700, Orgon, Bouches-du-Rhone) Date / Period: Circa 1725-1740 Medium: Oil on canvas Support: Original 18th-century pine stretchers Dimensions: Approx. 65 x 52 cm (25.5 x 20.5 in.) Inscriptions / Labels: Early handwritten label on the reverse identifying the sitter as Jean Roubaud, noting his birth circa 1700, status as propriétaire in Orgon (Bouches-du-Rhône), and death at age 80 Provenance: Private collection, France; family identification label affixed to the reverse, likely early 19th century Condition: Surface wear, craquelure, and scattered small losses consistent with age. Canvas stable on original stretchers. The work would benefit from professional cleaning. Catalogue Note This portrait belongs to the tradition of Provencal bourgeois portraiture that flourished in southern France during the early 18th century, particularly in the region extending between Avignon, Cavaillon, and Salon during the reign of Louis XV. The sitter is identified by an early handwritten label as Jean Roubaud, born around 1700 and recorded as a propriétaire(landowner) in Orgon, situating the work firmly within the social milieu of rural notables of the Ancien Regime.