Collection de la Famille de Rochechouart de Mortemart
French School, 18th Century
Portrait of Léopold-Charles de Choiseul-Stainville, Bishop of Évreux, Archbishop of Albi and Cambrai (1724-1774)
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French School, 18th Century
Portrait of Léopold-Charles de Choiseul-Stainville, Bishop of Évreux, Archbishop of Albi and Cambrai (1724-1774)
Oil on canvas
81,5 x 65 cm ; 32⅛ by 25⅝ in.
Probably Philippe-Charles Vogt d’Hunolstein (1719-1790);
His son, Philippe-Antoine Vogt d’Hunolstein (1750-1830);
His son , Félix Vogt d’Hunolstein (1778-1838);
His son, Paul Vogt d’Hunolstein (1804-1892);
His son, Léopold Vogt d'Hunolstein (1830-1903);
His daughter, Hélène Vogt d’Hunolstein (1859-1904), spouse of Duke Arthur-Casimir de Mortemart (1856-1926);
Their son, François de Rochechouart de Mortemart, Prince of Tonnay-Charente (1909-1938);
His son, Louis-Victor de Rochechouart, Marquis of Mortemart (1909-1938);
His son, Charles-Louis de Rochechouart, Count of Mortemart (1933-2021);
Thence by descent;
Collection of the Rochechouart de Mortemart Family.
Léopold-Charles de Choiseul-Stainville was born in 1724, the brother of Étienne-François de Choiseul – Minister of Foreign Affairs and a favourite of King Louis XV – and of Duc Jacques-Philippe de Choiseul-Stainville. His Lorraine origins and his presumed closeness to Philippe-Charles d'Hunolstein would explain how this painting came into the family through the Hunolstein lineage.
He began his training for the Church with the Visitandines order in Paris and soon became deacon and then priest at Châlons-sur-Marne, where his cousin was bishop. His ecclesiastical career then progressed very quickly, thanks to the support of his powerful brother: at the age of thirty-four, Léopold-Charles de Choiseul-Stainville was appointed Bishop of Evreux. The following year, he was made Archbishop of Albi. Finally, in 1764, he was confirmed Archbishop of Cambrai, but he resided there only briefly. From 1770, after losing the support of his family, who had fallen into disgrace, he became less powerful; he died four years later – the inscription on the painting seems to be incorrect in this respect.
While in Albi, Léopold-Charles de Choiseul-Stainville was involved in the city’s urban development. Thanks to his brothers’ connections, he established the Jardin Royal and promoted the construction of quays on the left bank of the Tarn, which still bear his name.