Portrait de Claude Moet lieutenant de vaisseau du Roi par Pierre Ernou

Portrait of Claude Moet lieutenant of the King's ships, with the Order of Saint Louis, by Pierre Ernou, early 18th century, canvas and original frame, dimensions 74 cm x 92 cm, with the frame 92 cm x 110 cm.
Our character is represented holding on the side his tricorn and on the right of the painting we can see ships, confirming his function.
Pierre Ernou born March 23, 1665 in Angers died in Paris on November 4, 1750. He is a portrait painter who worked in Angers, Paris and Lyon.It is said of him that he knew how to make his own the lesson of Rigaud, for the rigor, the solidity and the efficiency of the layout, dramatizing the fabrics and Largillière for the elegance and the shimmering of the colors.