Eustache Le Sueur

1731

Charles-Nicolas Cochin I

Associated Names
Charles-Nicolas Cochin I

Artist, French, 1688 - 1754

This image shows a portrait of a man from the waist up, positioned partly in front of a round stone frame. The man is seated and faces slightly to the side, looking toward the viewer with a neutral expression. He has curly, medium-length hair and distinct facial features, including a prominent nose and a slight mustache. He is wearing a buttoned vest over a white shirt with a lace collar and puffed sleeves, depicted with detailed cross-hatching. In his right hand, he holds a piece of rolled paper, and nearby lies an artist's palette with brushes. The backdrop consists of a circular stone opening set into a textured stone wall, with text inscribed below.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    plate: 35.8 x 23.4 cm (14 1/8 x 9 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 37 x 24.8 cm (14 9/16 x 9 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.88.2


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: EUSTACHE LE SUEUR / de Paris, Peintre ordinaire du Roy, et Professeur en son Academie de Peinture et de Sculpture; lower right in plate: Grave par Charles Ni colas Cochin pour / sa Reception a l'Academie en 1731; lLv//in graphite: -PX-; lRv//in graphite: C. Naumann / No. 110.

Wikidata ID

Q74875381

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