5 OF 12

Louis François Roubiliac

5 of 12 portraits on display on Floor 2: Turning Heads at Beningbrough Hall

by Adrien Carpentiers (Carpentière, Charpentière)
oil on canvas, 1762
49 1/2 in. x 39 1/2 in. (1257 mm x 1003 mm)
Purchased, 1870
Primary Collection
NPG 303

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Louis François Roubiliac (1702-1762), Sculptor. Sitter in 4 portraits, Artist associated with 13 portraits.

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Adrien Carpentiers (Carpentière, Charpentière) (active 1739-died 1778), Portrait painter. Artist associated with 10 portraits.

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This painting presents Roubiliac absorbed in his own creative drama, working on a terracotta of Shakespeare. His shirt, open at neck and wrist, suggest he is gripped by creative inspiration: worldly matters like decorum are forgotten.