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| Henri Gascar (1635–1701) | ||||||||||
| A French portrait painter, Gascar was born in Paris, probably the son of the painter and sculptor Pierre Gasquart. He first travelled to Rome in 1659 and later worked in Amsterdam and Paris before moving to England during the reign of Charles II. There he found favour with the Duchess of Portsmouth and earned considerable success, reportedly amassing over ten thousand pounds in just a few years. For a time he was a fashionable portraitist and even seen as a rival to Sir Peter Lely, though some critics dismissed his paintings as mediocre and vulgar, arguing that he compensated for a lack of grace and elegance with lavish embroidery, ornate fabrics, and heavy trimmings. After the Popish Plot, Gascar left England in 1678, settled in Italy in 1681, and died in Rome. His most admired portrait was that of Philip, Earl of Pembroke, though he also produced a few poor-quality mezzotints after his own works. | ||||||||||
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