Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of a Man, said to be the Sculptor Clodion (1738–1814)

Unknown

Date

late 1700s

Medium

Black chalk with stumping and red and blue chalks; frame details in pen and brown ink and blue washes

Culture

France

Department

Drawings

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

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.

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