Portrait of a Man

c. 1757

Jean-Baptiste Perronneau

Associated Names
Jean-Baptiste Perronneau

Artist, French, 1715 - 1783

The image shows a head-and-shoulders portrait of a man facing the viewer. He has light, curly hair styled in an 18th century fashion. The man has a composed expression, fair complexion, prominent cheekbones, and a long, straight nose. He wears a dark coat with large buttons, a high-collared white shirt, and a detailed white lace cravat. The background is a muted brown. No jewelry or additional objects are visible.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pastel on blue laid paper, mounted on canvas (on strainer/stretcher)

  • Credit Line

    Woodner Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 55.4 x 45.5 cm (21 13/16 x 17 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.182.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    D'Arnoult 2014: no. 199 Pa

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Galerie Heim, Paris); purchased by Ian Woodner, New York, 8 May 1972; by inheritance to his daughters, Andrea and Dian Woodner, New York, 1990; gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1973

  • Woodner Collection II: Old Master Drawings from the XV to the XVIII Century, William H. Schab Gallery, New York, and tour, 1973-74, no. 105.

1976

  • Old Master Drawings from American Collections. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, 1976, no. 156 (Ebria Feinblatt).

1995

  • The Touch of the Artist: Master Drawings from the Woodner Collections, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995-1996, no. 85 (entry by Ann MacNary).

2006

  • Master Drawings from the Woodner Collections, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2006 - 2007 (no cat.).

2009

  • Renaissance to Revolution: French Drawings from the National Gallery of Art, 1500-1800. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2009, no.

2017

  • The Woodner Collections: Master Drawings from Seven Centuries, NGA, 2017.

2019

  • The Touch of Color: Pastels at the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2019 - 2020, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

n.d.

  • Neil Jeffares, "Jean-Baptiste Perronneau." Dictionary of pastellists before 1800. London, 2006; online edition [http://www.pastellists.com/Articles/Glain.pdf], accessed 8 August 2018: no. J.582.1837

1995

  • Jones, Jennifer. "The Woodner Collections at the National Gallery." Drawing 17 (September-October 1995): 53, fig. 9.

2006

  • Jeffares, Neil. Dictionary of Pastellists before 1800. London, 2006: 410-411.

2014

  • D'Arnoult, Dominique. Jean-Baptiste Perronneau, ca. 1715 - 1783. Paris, 2014: no. 199 Pa, illustrated on 193, and 200, note 1049.

Inscriptions

upper right in graphite: Perronneau

Wikidata ID

Q64581176

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