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The image shows a nude male figure seated with his right leg bent and resting on his left knee. His torso is slightly angled forward, and he rests his hands on his right knee. His head is tilted downward, looking to his left. The man's facial features are defined, with a strong jawline and prominent cheekbones. He has short, wavy hair that is neatly styled. The background is textured, emphasizing the contours of his musculature. He is seated on draped fabric, and the image is rendered in a monochromatic sepia tone. There are no visible items of jewelry or objects held by the figure.
National Gallery of Art · Print
Academy
Gilles Demarteau, the Elder after Carle Van Loo
- Medium
- chalk manne printed in red on laid paper
- Dimensions
- plate: 52.9 x 35.9 cm (20 13/16 x 14 1/8 in.) sheet: 68 x 50.2 cm (26 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 2005.156.3
- Credit line
- Ellwanger/Mescha Collection
- Time span
- 1701 to 1725
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- French
- male
- figure
- crayon-manner engraving
Provenance
Grossherzogliches Museum, Schwerin (Lugt 2273). Ellwanger/Mescha Collection, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2005.
Inscription
lower right in plate: Demarteau excud.; lower center in plate: dessiné par c. Vanloo premier Peintre / A Paris chès Demarteau Graveur rue de la Pelterie a la Cloche No. 43; by later hand, lower left in ink: No. 2 1/2
NGA object ID 129353. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.