Portrait of Lafayette (?) / Louis Boilly
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1973/2.41
- Title
- Portrait of Lafayette (?)
- Artist
- Louis Boilly
- Artist Nationality
- French
- Artist Life Dates
- 1761-1845
- Medium and Support
- pastel on vellum
- Object Creation Date
- 1761-1845
- Object Creation Place
- Europe
- French
- Creation Place 1
- Europe
- Creation Place 2
- French
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Irving F. Burton
- Style/Group/Movement
- Neo-classical
- Dimensions
- 22 cm x 16.2 cm (8 11/16 in. x 6 3/8 in.)
- Century
- 18th-19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Drawing
- Primary Object Type
- portrait
- Secondary Object Classification
- Drawing
- Secondary Object Type
- portrait
- Physical Description
- This portrait of a middle aged man is shown in a bust-length view, looking at the viewer, much as if this were a miniature on ivory. The man wears a dark blue coat with a white collar and cravat.
- Subject Matter
- It has been proposed that the sitter of this portrait is the Marquis de Lafayette, the hero of the American and French revolutionary wars.
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 857 x 1167
- File Size
- 61 KB
- Record
- 1973/2.41
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1973-sl-2.41/1973_2.41.jpg
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"Portrait of Lafayette (?); Louis Boilly." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1973-sl-2.41/1973_2.41.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 23, 2024.
