The Borghese Gladiator, back view [plate 29]

1638

François Perrier

Associated Names
François Perrier

Artist, French, 1594 - 1649

The image depicts the back view of a person posing with one leg forward, a raised arm bent at the elbow, and curly short hair. The person is unclothed, showing a muscular physique, with a ring on a finger of the raised hand. The background shows a natural setting with trees, bushes, and a textured sky, resembling a classical etching or illustration.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David H. McDonnell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 22.23 × 14.92 cm (8 3/4 × 5 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 28.26 × 22.86 cm (11 1/8 × 9 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.126.14

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Robert-Dumesnil, no. 70

  • Volume Title

    Segmenta nobilium signorum et statuarum

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

David H. McDonnell, Arlington, VA; gift to NGA, 2017.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1967

  • Robert-Dumesnil, A.P.F. Le peintre-graveur francais, ou catalogue raisonne des estampes gravees par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'ecole francaise, ouvrage faisant suite au peintre-graveur de M. Bartsch. Reprint (11 vols. in 6). Paris: F. deNobe: no. 70.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: FPB [monogram] 29 [9 is backwards]

Watermarks

present but not identified

Wikidata ID

Q77260770

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