Bernard Picart

1715

Nicolaas Verkolje, after Jean-Marc Nattier

Associated Names
Nicolaas Verkolje

Artist, Dutch, 1673 - 1746

Jean-Marc Nattier

Artist After, French, 1685 - 1766

The image displays an upper torso portrait of a person seated at a desk. The individual is facing forward with their body slightly turned to the right. They have a full head of curly hair that cascades down onto their shoulders, framing their face. They have a neutral expression. They are wearing a richly detailed, patterned robe over a light-colored shirt with ruffled cuffs at the wrists. One elbow is resting on the desk while the other hand holds a drawing or print. Various artistic instruments are laid out on the desk. In the background, there is a library shelf filled with large books, some with visible titles, and a draped curtain to the right.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 49.3 × 35.6 cm (19 7/16 × 14 in.)
    plate: 33.5 × 24.1 cm (13 3/16 × 9 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.39.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Le Blanc 1854 - 1888, no. 6 State ii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Paul Prouté, S.A., Paris); purchased 2020 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1854

  • Le Blanc, Charles. _Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant le dictionnaire des graveurs de toutes les nations, dans lequel sont decrites les estampes rares, precieuses et interessantes avec l'indication de leurs differents etats et des prix auxquels: no. 6 , ii/iii

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, below image: NEC VETERA aSPERNERE NEC INVIDEAS HODIERNIS. / BERNARDUS PICARTUS. Delineator & Sculptor, Stephani Picarti, cui / Romano cognomen, Filius, natus Lutetiae II. Junii anni MDCLXXIII à T. Marc / Nattier pictus anno MDCCIX & à N. Verkolje l.m. ere expressus Amstelodami MDCCXV; verso: none

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