The Borghese Gladiator, side view, turned to right [plate 28]

1638

François Perrier

Associated Names
François Perrier

Artist, French, 1594 - 1649

The image shows a full-length view of a male figure from the back. He is in a dynamic, athletic stance, leaning forward with his right arm extended and fist clenched. His left arm is bent and held close to his body. The man has short, curly hair and a muscular physique. He is nude except for a band on his right forearm. The background has a cross-hatched pattern, and the ground has sparse tufts of grass and rocks.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David H. McDonnell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20.96 × 17.46 cm (8 1/4 × 6 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 28.26 × 23.18 cm (11 1/8 × 9 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.126.13

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Robert-Dumesnil, no. 69

  • 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. 69.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: FPB [monogram] 28

Watermarks

bunch of grapes

Wikidata ID

Q77260769

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