The Man Who Posed as Richelieu
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
The title of Robert Henri's portrait of an unnamed Paris model underscores the artifice of posing by referring to two separate personalities: the historical persona of the ruthless French cardinal Armand Jean du Plessis Richelieu (1585-1642) and that of the anonymous sitter, whose identity remains a mystery.
Caption
Robert Henri (American, 1865–1929). The Man Who Posed as Richelieu, 1898. Oil on canvas, 31 15/16 x 25 11/16 in. (81.2 x 65.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Roy R. Neuberger and Museum Collection Fund, 63.46. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
The Man Who Posed as Richelieu
Date
1898
Medium
Oil on canvas
Classification
Dimensions
31 15/16 x 25 11/16 in. (81.2 x 65.3 cm)
Signatures
Unsigned
Inscriptions
Inscribed verso, upper right corner, in black paint: "88A/2; on top stretcher bar: "RICHELIEU"; inscribed in pencil, top stretcher bar: "The Man Who Posed as Richelieu"
Credit Line
Gift of Roy R. Neuberger and Museum Collection Fund
Accession Number
63.46
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