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Il capitano George K. H. Coussmaker (1759-1801)

1782
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 628
Coussmaker entrò a far parte del Primo Reggimento dei granatieri come alfiere e luogotenente, il grado più basso, nel 1776. Venne poi promosso luogotenente colonnello e quindi abbandonò l’esercito nel 1795, senza aver preso parte al servizio attivo. Nel 1782 Reynolds annotò ventuno appuntamenti di posa con questo giovane e forse fino ad otto sedute per dipingere il cavallo. La diarista Fanny Burney descrisse Coussmaker come un uomo timido e silenzioso, ma di buone maniere. Il ritratto è dipinto con grande libertà e flessibilità, nella miglior maniera di Reynolds e, pare, senza l’aiuto degli assistenti dello studio del pittore.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Il capitano George K. H. Coussmaker (1759-1801)
  • Artista: Sir Joshua Reynolds, Inglese, 1723-1792
  • Data: 1782
  • Materiale e tecnica: Olio su tela
  • Dimensioni: 238,1 x 145,4 cm
  • Crediti: Lascito di William K. Vanderbilt, 1920
  • Numero d'inventario: 20.155.3
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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