Portrait of a Gentleman

French

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

French. Portrait of a Gentleman, 18th century. Pastel on paper, 27 1/2 x 21in. (69.9 x 53.3cm) frame: 30 1/8 × 23 1/2 × 1 5/8 in. (76.5 × 59.7 × 4.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X572. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

European Art

Culture

French

Title

Portrait of a Gentleman

Date

18th century

Medium

Pastel on paper

Classification

Drawing

Dimensions

27 1/2 x 21in. (69.9 x 53.3cm) frame: 30 1/8 × 23 1/2 × 1 5/8 in. (76.5 × 59.7 × 4.1 cm)

Inscriptions

Two illegible inscriptions center left: "J. or G. L. Davesia? d. 1782"

Credit Line

Brooklyn Museum Collection

Accession Number

X572

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