Allegorical Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Hüet

c. 1775

Gilles Demarteau, the Elder after Jean-Baptiste Hüet, I after Jean-Augustin Léveillé

Associated Names
Gilles Demarteau the Elder

Artist, French, 1722 - 1776

Jean-Augustin Léveillé

Artist After, French, active second half 18th century

Jean-Baptiste Hüet

Artist After, French, 1745 - 1811

The image is a classical-style portrait in a reddish tone. It depicts a person's profile with long hair tied back. The portrait is set inside a circular frame with the inscription "HUET NE LE 22 OCTOBRE" and is surrounded by decorative motifs of laurel leaves and roses. Three cherubic figures with curly hair and small wings are engaging in artistic activities; one holds a quill, another supports a blank sheet, and the third gazes at the work. The cherubs are depicted in a playful manner, with one clutching a flower and another holding a brush or pen. Below the frame, there are objects including a scroll, an artist’s palette, and botanical elements. The background of the image is a plain, lightly textured surface.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Neil and Ivan Phillips, Bedford, New York; gift to NGA, 1994.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1896

  • Leymarie, L. de. L'Oeuvre de Gilles Demarteau l'aine graveur du roi, catalogue descriptif. Paris: Georges Rapilly, 1896.

Inscriptions

around head in plate: J. BAPT. HUET NÉ le 22 OCTOBRE 1745 J. Aug.n l'Eveillé del.; lower left in plate: J.B. Huet del.; lower right in plate: Demarteau sculp.; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: B8339C.T.

Watermarks

cross within circle, cut off

Wikidata ID

Q75125360

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