Standing Man in Pensive Pose

c. 1743

Carle Van Loo

Associated Names
Carle Van Loo

Artist, French, 1705 - 1765

The image shows a full-length portrait of a nude male figure standing in a relaxed pose. His body is slightly turned to the side, with his left hand resting on his chin and his right arm crossing his torso. His head is tilted downwards, and his gaze appears to be directed towards the ground. The man has short, curly hair that frames his face. A piece of cloth is draped around his hips, and it drapes over one side of his body. The background is rendered with a textured shading.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 49.6 × 34.5 cm (19 1/2 × 13 9/16 in.)
    plate: 39.4 × 29 cm (15 1/2 × 11 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.46.9

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Baudicour, no. 6, State ii/iii

  • Series Title

    Six Figures Academiques

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Enrico Cortona, Milan); purchased 2013 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1859

  • Baudicour, Prosper de. Le peintre-graveur français continue, ou catalogue raisonné des estampes gravees par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'ecole française nes dans le XVIIIe siècle. 2 vols. Paris, 1859-1861. Reprint, Paris, 1967: Prosper de. Le peintre-graveur français continue, ou catalogue raisonné des estampes gravees par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'ecole française nes dans le XVIIIe siècle. 2 vols. Paris: Mme Bouchard Huzard, Rapilly [etc.], 1859-1861

Watermarks

hatchet, letters, and three arrows in a circle

Wikidata ID

Q77005038

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