Ph. Cl. A. de Thubières, Comte de Caylus

c. 1770

Jean-Baptiste-André Gautier-Dagoty

Associated Names
Jean-Baptiste-André Gautier-Dagoty

Artist, French, 1740 - 1786

The image shows a portrait of a man's upper body in profile view facing right. He is seated with his torso angled. He has prominent facial features, including a large nose and full lips, with curly hair extending to his neck. He wears an 18th-century gentleman's outfit with a high-collared shirt, cravat, and jacket. There is no visible jewelry, and he is not holding any objects. The background is a plain, dark backdrop, contrasting with the detailed light shading of the man.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    plate: 25.1 x 20.7 cm (9 7/8 x 8 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 31 x 23 cm (12 3/16 x 9 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.57.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    IFF (1700), no. 83

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John O' Brien, Charlestown, WV; gift to NGA, 2004.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1930

  • Inventaire du Fonds Français, Graveurs du XIIIe siècle. Paris, 1930 - 1977.

Inscriptions

recto: lower left in plate: G. Dagoty del.; lower right in plate: et Sculp.; lower center in plate: PH. CL. A. DE THUBIERES, COMTE DE CAYLUS; verso: at lower left in black ink in later hand: 5141 [crossed out in graphite]; at lower left, in graphite in later hand: p. 739 [?]

Markings

none

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q76345594

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