Jean Restout le jeune (French, Rouen 1692-1768 Paris)

Black chalk, heightened with white chalk, on light brown paper. Incised for transfer. Verso darkened with black chalk. 13 x 15 3/4 in. (33.1 x 40 cm)

Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1993 (1993.200)

Oil on canvas 39 1/2 x 31 7/8 in. (100.3 x 81 cm)

Bequest of James A. Aborn, 1968 (69.161)

Signed and dated (right center): Duplessis / pinx. 1776

Carleton Gates (until 1876; his estate sale, Leavitt, New York, December 21–22, 1876, no. 479, as "Portrait of Mme. Neckar, wife of the Minister of Finance under Louis XVI., ...

Exhibition dates: February 21 – February 25, 2007

Location: Special Exhibition Gallery, first floor

... and the more restrained lines of neoclassicism of the 1760s. The six elephant-head vases after designs by Jean-Claude Duplessis epitomize the former, whereas the pair of tower vases with their amazing openwork lids is a beautiful example of the ...

2006-02-17