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Gilles Demarteau, the Elder after Carle Van Loo

Associated Names
Gilles Demarteau the Elder

Artist, French, 1722 - 1776

Carle Van Loo

Artist After, French, 1705 - 1765

The image is a drawing of a man seated with his back facing the viewer. He is in a seated pose with one leg extended forward and the other leg bent. He leans slightly backward and supports his body with one hand on the surface behind him. The man has short wavy hair and is turning his head slightly to the side, showing his facial features in profile. He does not appear to be wearing any clothing or jewelry. The background is a soft, shaded area that outlines the figure, focusing on the man's form. At the bottom of the artwork, there are inscriptions: "Carle Vanloo f." and "Demarteau l.' Anc."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chalk manner printed in red on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ellwanger/Mescha Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 45.9 x 50.1 cm (18 1/16 x 19 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 46.5 x 50.7 cm (18 5/16 x 19 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.156.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Leymarie 1896, no. 52

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Grossherzogliches Museum, Schwerin (Lugt 2273). Ellwanger/Mescha Collection, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2005.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1896

  • Leymarie, L. de. L'Oeuvre de Gilles Demarteau l'aine graveur du roi, catalogue descriptif. Paris: Georges Rapilly, 1896: no. 52.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Carle Vanloo f. / Demarteau l'ne No 52

Wikidata ID

Q76341188

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