After Nicolas DE LARGILLIERE (1656-1746). Portrait of Évrard Titon du Tillet Black engraving - burin and etching At the throat : Height. : 47 cm - Width : 35 cm Evrard Titon du Tillet, a French soldier and man of letters, was secretary to the king and director general of the arms stores under Louis XIV. In 1698, he relinquished his position and acquired a position as maître d'hôtel to the Duchess of Burgundy. From 1708 onwards, he planned to create a garden surrounding a "French Parnassus", a monument to the glory of 17th-century French poets and musicians.