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Gilles-Antoine Demarteau after Carle Van Loo

Associated Names
Gilles-Antoine Demarteau

Artist, French, 1750 - 1802

Carle Van Loo

Artist After, French, 1705 - 1765

The image shows a drawing of a nude male figure in an artistic pose. He is standing with his legs crossed, weight on his back leg, front leg bent. His torso twists to the right, arms extended forward and angled leftward. His head is tilted slightly back and turned towards his left shoulder. The man has strong facial features and an intense expression, wavy hair falling around his head. The background has evenly spaced lines creating a textured effect, in warm sepia shades. No clothing, jewelry, or additional objects are present.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chalk manner printed in red on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ellwanger/Mescha Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 59.6 x 35.6 cm (23 7/16 x 14 in.)
    sheet: 67.3 x 50.6 cm (26 1/2 x 19 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.156.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: C. Vanloo del; lower center in plate: Tiré du Porte-Feuille de Mr. Aliamet Graveur; lower righ tin plate: No 642. Demarteau sculp. / A Paris chez Demarteau, Graveur, Cloître St. Benoît; by later hand, lower left in brown ink: No 2 1/2; by later hand, lower left in chalk: N 220-4 Coyel; by later hand, lower center in graphite: T. 642

Wikidata ID

Q76341261

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