Louis Ferdinand Elle I (1612 - 1689) — Auction price
Lot 179 LOUIS FERDINAND ELLE (PARIS 1612-1689)
Louis Ferdinand Elle I (1612 - 1689) 
Old Masters Part II 
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Louis Ferdinand Elle I
19.07.1612 - 12.12.1689
Louis Ferdinand Elle the Elder was a French portrait painter and printmaker.
Elle was a member of the Guild of St. Luke, but later became a founding member of the Academy of Painting and Sculpture in 1648. He worked all his life in Paris, was a court painter and painted portraits for aristocrats and representatives of the highest nobility, kings and cardinals.
He was the father of the painter Louis Ferdinand Elle the Younger (1648-1717).
CHRISTIE'S
Old Masters Part II
Date: 07.07.2023 10:30 UTC +01:00
Number of lots in the catalog: 113