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Portrait of J. J. Rousseau
1823
Medium
black and white chalk on brown paper
Measurements
20.6 × 16.3 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1923
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in pencil on old mount: Ce dessin a été fait en 1823 pour M. Thiers par le célébre peintre Férard. Il le fit d'après le portrait de Latour peint d'après nature en 1764 et le seul que Rousseau avouât come ressemblant. Le portrait venoit d'être retrouvé à cette époque. Donné par M. Thiers à H. M. Ashburton. 1848
inscribed in pencil on old mount: Harford collection
inscribed in pencil on old mount: RS 178 (in a circle) hr (in a square) 5/mo/(triangle) [(zigzag)] RS 178 (in a circle) Ldn V 07 hr (in a square) (in Robert Carl Sticht's hand)
Accession Number
1278.764-3
Department
International Prints and Drawings
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Subjects (general)
Portraits
Subjects (specific)
fur garments hats men (male humans) portrait heads Rousseau, Jean-Jacques single-sitter portraits
Movements
Neoclassicism