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1791

Gilles-Antoine Demarteau after Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier

Associated Names
Gilles-Antoine Demarteau

Artist, French, 1750 - 1802

Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier I

Artist After, French, 1738 - 1826

The image depicts a nude male figure standing in a contrapposto position. The figure is facing away from the viewer, with the left arm bent across the chest and the right arm partially visible. The head is turned slightly to the left, showing the profile of the face with a jawline and curly hair close to the scalp. The background is a soft, textured surface with a gradient effect from dark to light. The figure is on a slightly rounded floor, implying a pedestal or platform.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chalk manner printed in red on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ellwanger/Mescha Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 54.4 x 38.7 cm (21 7/16 x 15 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 68.5 x 50.6 cm (26 15/16 x 19 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.156.5

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Dessiné à Rome en 1773 par Vincent; lower center in plate: A Paris chez Demarteau, Cloître St. Benoit, Quartier St. Jacques.; lower right in plate: Gravé par Demarteau en 1791; by later hand, lower right in brown ink: No. 2 1/2; by later hand, lower left in red chalk: N 53-2

Wikidata ID

Q76341264

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