Louis de Carrogis

Louis de Carrogis was an artist whose documented professional activity spanned a brief but fertile period in the mid-eighteenth century, specifically dated between 1759 and 1765. Carrogis’s known output focused heavily on portraiture, capturing notable subjects of his era through detailed drawings and prints.

The artist is represented in major American institutions, with five works held in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Art. This collection comprises three original drawings and two historical prints. These works provide insight into the social figures and personalities documented by Carrogis, ranging from nobility to actors and individuals of unusual note.

Among the specific portraits preserved in museum collections are Louis-Philippe, Duc d'Orléans, and His Son, Louis-Phillipe Joseph, Duc de Chartres, and the study of Daniel-Charles Trudaine. Other works include The Maréchal de Brissac and the social study Marie Louise Petit at the Age of 105, with Her Young Nurse. The remaining documented portrait is Monsieur and Madame Blizet with Monsieur Le Roy the Actor.

The surviving examples of Louis de Carrogis prints and drawings document a focused six-year period of portraiture. Because these historical images are preserved in public institutions, much of the work falls into the public domain, making high-quality prints and downloadable artwork available for research and historical study.