Marquis de Chennevières-Pointel

This bust sculpted by the artist Hubert Louis Noël, depicts the marquis de Chennevières-Pointel also known as Jean de Falaise. Chennevières was a learned connoisseur who collected various art pieces. His passion for art and especially French drawings, brought him to join the Louvre becoming its curator between 1852 and 1870. His collected French drawings were object of an exhibition which took place at the Louvre in 2007 "Philippe de Chennevières - Collector of French 19th Century Drawings"艺术家于贝尔·路易·诺埃尔（Hubert Louis Noël）创作的这件半身胸像，刻画的是德·谢讷维耶尔-潘泰勒侯爵（marquis de Chennevières-Pointel），其亦被称为让·德·法莱斯（Jean de Falaise）。谢讷维耶尔是一位博学的鉴赏家，收藏各类艺术作品。他对艺术，尤其是法国素描的热忱，促使他入职卢浮宫，并于1852年至1870年间担任该馆馆长。他所收藏的法国素描作品，曾在2007年卢浮宫举办的主题为"菲利普·德·谢讷维耶尔——19世纪法国素描收藏家"的展览中展出。