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Portrait of a Man, said to be the Sculptor Clodion (1738–1814)

Portrait of a Man, said to be the Sculptor Clodion (1738–1814)

late 1700s
France
Black chalk with stumping and red and blue chalks; frame details in pen and brown ink and blue washes
Diameter: 13.7 cm (5 3/8 in.); height: 13.9 cm (5 1/2 in.)
Bequest of Muriel Butkin 2018.51
Location: not on view

Description

This portrait is presumed to represent the French sculptor Clodion (1738-1814). He is depicted as a nobleman, wearing a suit with a ruffled collar and a wig tied with a ribbon. The medallion format and use of color in this drawing recall painted portrait miniatures, an art form that reached the height of its popularity in the 18th century.
  • Dacier, Emile. Gabriel de Saint-Aubin, peintre, dessinateur et graveur, 1724-1780. Paris: G. van Oest, 1929. vol. 2, p. 50, entry #290
    Weill and Henriot, Collection David Weill, vol. 3, pt. 2 p. 407, ill. p. 408
    Dacier, Emile. Gabriel de Saint-Aubin, peintre, dessinateur et graveur, 1724-1780. Paris: G. van Oest, 1929. vol. 2, p. 50, entry #290
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