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The French Painter Claude Joseph Vernet

Alexander Roslin (1718 - 1793)

Artist/Maker

DatesSigned: Signed 1767

Material / Technique

Oil on canvas

Dimensionsh x w: Mått 65 x 54 cm h x w x d: Ram 83 x 73 x 8 cm

Inventory numberNM 1533

AcqusitionGift 1899 the artist Anders Zorn

Other titlesTitle (sv): Den franske konstnären Claude Joseph Vernet Title (en): The French Painter Claude Joseph Vernet Label (sv): Claude Joseph Vernet, konstnär Label (en): Claude Joseph Vernet, Artist

DescriptionDescription: Among Alexander Roslin’s first subjects in Paris were his French colleagues. He had to win them all over if he was going to succeed as an artist in the French capital. It was also a strategic way of showing off his skills. In his portrayal of the sea-piece painter Claude Joseph Vernet he gave his subject a vivid gaze and a secretive smile. Despite the portrait’s merits, the art critic Denis Diderot delivered a harsh judgement.

Exhibited

Depicted Person

Motif categoryPortrait

Collection

MaterialOil paint, Duk

TechniquePainting

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