Portrait of a Man

c. 1770

Jean-Jacques de Boissieu, after Sir Anthony van Dyck

Associated Names
Jean-Jacques de Boissieu

Artist, French, 1736 - 1810

Sir Anthony van Dyck

Artist After, Flemish, 1599 - 1641

The image shows a portrait of an individual with a direct gaze towards the viewer. The person has a prominent nose, deep-set eyes, and a bushy, well-groomed beard and mustache. The hair is short and neatly combed, receding slightly at the temple. The individual is wearing a dark garment with a white, pleated collar. The background is plain with no additional objects visible.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Katharine Shepard Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 17.4 × 13.7 cm (6 7/8 × 5 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.72.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(James A. Bergquist, Newton Centre, MA); purchased 2022 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower verso in graphite: [not deciphered]

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