Michel Lepelletier

1794

Pierre-Michel Alix after Jean-François Garnerey

Associated Names
Pierre-Michel Alix

Artist, French, 1762 - 1817

Jean-François Garnerey

Artist After, French, 1755 - 1837

The image shows a portrait of a man from the chest up, positioned slightly at an angle, looking to his left. He has mature facial features with a prominent nose and lips. His hair is gray and styled in a voluminous manner, extending back from his forehead. He is wearing a dark-colored coat with a high collar, and underneath, a pink waistcoat is visible. Around his neck, he has a large, intricately tied white cravat. There is no jewelry visible or objects in his hands. The portrait is set against an oval, mottled dark brown background, framed with his name, Michel Lepelletier, inscribed below.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color etching and wash manner (printed in blue, red, yellow, and black inks)

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to platemark): 35.3 x 28 cm (13 7/8 x 11 in.)
    overall (framing line): 24.6 x 21.8 cm (9 11/16 x 8 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.370

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Beraldi, no. 17

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2002

  • An Artist's Artists: Jacob Kainen's Collection from Rembrandt to David Smith, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002-2003.

2003

  • Colorful Impressions: The Printmaking Revolution in Eighteenth-Century France, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2003-2004, no. 87, as Michel Lepelletier.

Bibliography

1885

  • Beraldi, Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris, 1885-1892: Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris: Librairie L. Conquet, 1885-1892.

2003

  • Colorful Impressions: The Printmaking Revolution in Eighteenth-Century France. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2003-2004: no. 87.

Wikidata ID

Q76355692

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