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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 shows a nude male figure seated with his right leg bent and resting on his left knee. His torso is slightly angled forward, and he rests his hands on his right knee. His head is tilted downward, looking to his left. The man's facial features are defined, with a strong jawline and prominent cheekbones. He has short, wavy hair that is neatly styled. The background is textured, emphasizing the contours of his musculature. He is seated on draped fabric, and the image is rendered in a monochromatic sepia tone. There are no visible items of jewelry or objects held by the figure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chalk manne printed in red on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ellwanger/Mescha Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 52.9 x 35.9 cm (20 13/16 x 14 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 68 x 50.2 cm (26 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.156.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Leymarie 1896, no. 403

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. 403.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Demarteau excud.; lower center in plate: dessiné par c. Vanloo premier Peintre / A Paris chès Demarteau Graveur rue de la Pelterie a la Cloche No. 43; by later hand, lower left in ink: No. 2 1/2

Wikidata ID

Q76341191

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