Portrait of Étienne François, comte de Stainville, duc de Choiseul

Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of Étienne François, comte de Stainville, duc de Choiseul

Jacques ThouronLinkedCulture matchlcp-4110d05dd450

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Unlike fragile portrait miniatures painted in watercolor on vellum or ivory, which are prone to cracking, fading, and flaking, enamels are resilient, impervious to the effects of light, and retain their striking original colors over time. Partly for this reason enamel was considered ideal for reproducing famous paintings and treasured portraits in a reduced and luminous form. The complicated and labor-intensive process of enameling required the artist to fire numerous layers of colored metal oxide at different temperatures. This process made it difficult to produce a faithful portrait likeness, though masters of the medium like Jacques Thouron were able create portraits of remarkable subtlety imbued with the sitter's personality.

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Cleveland Museum of Art’s catalogue record

Medium
enamel in a gilt metal and enamel frame
Credit Line
Gift of J. H. Wade
Type of artwork
Portrait Miniature
Department
European Painting and Sculpture

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creation_date
mid to late 1700s

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A circular portrait of a man with powdered wig and formal attire.

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Object ID
103821
Object Type
Portrait Miniature
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Type of artwork” · copied as is
Creator
Jacques Thouron
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creators (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · derived by LinkedCulture from the museum field · Artist-role creator's description with life dates removed.
Culture
Switzerland
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Culture” · copied as is
Medium
enamel in a gilt metal and enamel frame
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Medium” · copied as is · Cleveland's 'technique' field holds materials.
Department
European Painting and Sculpture
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Department” · copied as is
Tags
  • male
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field artists_tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
Credit Line
Gift of J. H. Wade
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Credit Line” · copied as is
Date
mid to late 1700s
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
Begin Year
1760
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_earliest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
End Year
1788
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_latest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is

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Part of a LinkedCulture topic

  • Representative object from the topic 18th-19th Century European Portrait Miniatures
    18th-19th Century European Portrait Miniatures

    These objects are predominantly portrait miniatures and small-scale portrait paintings from Central European and Russian courts, created between the 18th and 19th centuries using techniques such as watercolor on ivory, g

    146 objects from 4 institutions

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