Portrait of a Man, said to be the Sculptor Clodion (1738–1814)
late 1700s
- Medium
- Black chalk with stumping and red and blue chalks; frame details in pen and brown ink and blue washes
- Dimensions
- 13.9 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-213202
This portrait is presumed to represent the French sculptor Clodion (1738-1814). He is depicted as a nobleman, wearing a suit with a ruffled collar and a wig tied with a ribbon. The medallion format and use of color in this drawing recall painted portrait miniatures, an art form that reached the height of its popularity in the 18th century.
Provenance
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2018.51
Registry history
- late 1700s — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art — drawings
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