Academie (639)

c. 1785

Gilles-Antoine Demarteau after Edme Bouchardon

Associated Names
Gilles-Antoine Demarteau

Artist, French, 1750 - 1802

Edme Bouchardon

Artist After, French, 1698 - 1762

The image shows a reclining human figure drawn with anatomical accuracy. The person is lying on their back, with their torso angled slightly upward and legs bent at the knees. The head is turned away, hiding the facial features. The musculature and contours of the body are detailed with shading, emphasizing the human form. The surroundings include a textured surface, potentially a fabric, adding to the interplay of light and shadow. There are no visible accessories or held objects, and the background has a subtle pattern for a three-dimensional effect.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chalk manner printed in red on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ellwanger/Mescha Collection

  • Accession Number

    2017.19.46

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Leymarie 1896, no. 639


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(James A. Bergquist, Newton Centre, MA); A. Thompson Ellwanger III and Gregory Mescha, Baltimore, MD; bequest to NGA, 2017.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1896

  • Leymarie, L. de. L'Oeuvre de Gilles Demarteau l'aine graveur du roi, catalogue descriptif. Paris: Georges Rapilly, 1896: no. 639.

Wikidata ID

Q76341255

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