Portrait of a Man

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 a man depicted from the shoulders up. He is positioned facing slightly to the viewer's right, with his gaze directed forward. His facial features include a prominent brow, a mature and somewhat rounded face, deep-set eyes, and a beard that covers his chin and runs along his jawline. The man's hair is short, dark, and styled backward. He is dressed in a dark garment with a wide, elaborate white collar. The background appears as a textured, sketchy expanse, with a focus on the contrast between the etched lines and the lighter areas. There are no visible items of jewelry or objects being held by the man.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on light blue laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Katharine Shepard Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 23.9 × 18 cm (9 7/16 × 7 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.6 × 20.2 cm (10 1/16 × 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.72.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Boissieu 1878, no. 43, State i/v

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Bibliography

1878

  • Boissieu, Alphonse de. J.J. de Boissieu, catalogue raisonne de son oeuvre. Paris: Rapilly; and Lyons: Auguste Brun, 1878: no. 43, i/v CHECK

Inscriptions

in plate, below image: Vandyck pinxit. DB scul. aqua forti 1770 / Tiré du Cabinet de Monsieur Seve à Lyon

Watermarks

present but unclear

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