Drapped bust left, Tomb. Under, genius laying right holding brushes and paintings, Eustache Le Sueur (1616-1655), painter. Student of Vouet and an admirer of Raphael, he was among the great artists of his time. A renowned history painter and decorator, he was one of the founders of the Royal Academy of Painting in 1648 and of classicism., EUSTACHE - LE SUEUR // I.D., PEINTRE / M. 1655