A Judge and Two Gentlemen Lawyers

Attributed to Eustache Le Sueur

Associated Names
Eustache Le Sueur

Artist, French, 1617 - 1655

The image shows three people in various poses. On the left, a person is depicted from the back, dressed in a flowing garment with voluminous sleeves and wearing a cap on their head. The middle figure is in a profile view, facing right, standing bent, and wearing a hat with a wide brim and a long coat or cloak. The person on the right is also in a profile view, facing left, with one arm extended forwards. They wear a similar broad-brimmed hat and voluminous clothing, detailed with fabric folds and a belt. The background is plain, focusing on the figures and their clothing, capturing a moment of interaction or movement.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. Victor Bloch, London; Seiferheld and Co., New York; William B. O'Neal [1907-1994], Charlottesville, VA, June 1964; gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1965

  • Collector's Choice, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, May 1965.

1971

  • Master Drawings from the O'Neal Collection, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA; Walter Cecil Rawls Museum, Courtland, VA; Gordon Avenue Branch, McIntire Public Library, Charlottesville, VA, Averett College, Danville, VA, 1971-1972.

Bibliography

1993

  • National Gallery of Art. Drawings from the O'Neal Collection. Exh. cat. Washington, 1993, checklist p. 94.

Wikidata ID

Q64536817

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