Caption

Portrait of a man, possibly Hugues-Adrien Joly, print, seated at his desk with a sheet of paper in his hand. This portrait possibly depicts Hugues-Adrien Joly, curator of the print cabinet of the Royal Library in Paris., inscription: 'HA Joly, garde du cabinet des estampes', c. 1750 - c. 1850, printmaker, paper, etching, height 172 mm x width 171 mm, historical persons, art collection, art gallery, A monochrome etching shows a seated figure inside a circular frame holding a large sheet of paper, the figure resting a hand against a cheek while gazing at the sheet; the person wears a high-collared coat with visible ornate cuff details and buttons, and hair styled back with soft waves. The chair back is partially visible behind the figure, and a stack of papers or a book lies on the table beneath the sheet. Crosshatched shading fills the circular background and the table area, and fine linework defines facial features, clothing folds, and the texture of the papers. The surrounding page outside the circle is pale and slightly textured.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B28_165

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51.9Mb (12.4Mb) / 14.0in x 14.4in / 4208 x 4314 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait man Hugues-Adrien Joly print seated desk sheet paper hand portrait depicts Hugues-Adrien Joly curator print cabinet Royal Library Paris inscription HA Joly garde du cabinet des estampes c 1750 - c 1850 printmaker etching height 172 mm x width 171 mm historical persons art collection art gallery monochrome etching seated figure inside circular frame holding large sheet figure resting cheek gazing person wears high-collared coat visible ornate cuff details buttons hair styled back soft waves chair back partially visible figure stack papers book lies table beneath Crosshatched shading fills circular background table area fine linework defines facial features clothing folds texture surrounding page outside circle pale slightly textured