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The Man Who Posed as Richelieu

Robert Henri

American Art

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.

ARTIST Robert Henri, American, 1865-1929
MEDIUM Oil on canvas
DATES 1898
DIMENSIONS 31 15/16 x 25 11/16 in. (81.2 x 65.3 cm)
SIGNATURE 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"
COLLECTIONS American Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 63.46
CREDIT LINE Gift of Roy R. Neuberger and Museum Collection Fund
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1898
American artist
American oil
chain
collar
facial hair
figure
late 19th century portrait
male figure
man
mostache
painting
portrait
pose
Van Dyck beard

TAGS

1898
American artist
American oil
chain
collar
facial hair
figure
late 19th century portrait
male figure
man
mostache
painting
portrait
pose
Van Dyck beard

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