Jean-Etienne Liotard, François Tronchin
Severance Fund, 1978.54 · The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access (CC0)View original →
Jean-Etienne Liotard

François Tronchin

1757

Current Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Medium
pastel on parchment
Dimensions
38 × 46.3 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-192258

This pastel drawing depicts François Tronchin, a prominent figure in his native Geneva and an impassioned patron of the arts. The table before Tronchin features a book, mathematical instruments, and papers that indicate his interests in architecture and music. Rembrandt's Lady in Bed, a painting that the Dutch master created around 1645 (today in the collection of the Scottish National Gallery) and the most highly prized painting in Tronchin's collection, rests on an easel nearby. Liotard considered the portrait of Tronchin among his finest works, and the meticulous rendering of the sitter's …

Provenance

Severance Fund, 1978.54

Registry history

  • 1757 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art — drawings

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