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Portrait of a Man

1793
Not on view
Lafitte won first place in the prix de Rome of 1791 and was awarded study as a pensionnaire at the Académie de France in Rome. It was in Rome that he created this psychologically penetrating portrait of a stylish and pensive young man against a dramatically lit sky. The proto-Romantic sensibility of the sheet is emphasized by the composition, which sets the subject, perhaps a fellow artist, against a distant landscape with a low horizon line. Later that year, hostilities against the French caused Lafitte to seek refuge in Florence.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Portrait of a Man
  • Artist: Louis Lafitte (French, Paris 1770–1828 Paris)
  • Date: 1793
  • Medium: Conté crayon heightened with white chalk
  • Dimensions: Diameter: 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Guy Wildenstein Gift, 2012
  • Object Number: 2012.42
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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Design for an Allegorical Print, Louis Lafitte French, Pen and black ink
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The Last Supper, Louis Lafitte French, Black chalk, heightened with white, on light brown paper. Lined.
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Portrait of Charlotte Duchesne, Philippe de Champaigne French, Black chalk, heightened with white, with touches of red chalk
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