Jacques de Létin (1597 - 1661): A Forgotten Master of Baroque Portraiture Jacques de Létin, or Jacques Ninet de Lestin, or Jacques de L'Estin (1597, Troyes – October, 1661, Troyes) remains a curiously elusive figure in the annals of French art history. Despite producing a substantial body of work—primarily religious paintings and portraits—he faded into obscurity after his lifetime, largely due to the destructive forces unleashed by t…