 Supplying troops in time of war was often how fortunes were built in those days.Antoine Sartine was only following in the steps of other financiers enriched by supplying troops, such as the Pâris family who were related to the famous Marquise de Pompadour.Antoine Sartine moved into Spain following the troops of Philip V. He was quite in favor with the king, and in 1715 he became a member of the General Revenues ("Rentas Generales") administration.