Detail View: The AMICA Library: Portrait of François Tronchin
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1978.54
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Drawings and Watercolors
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Creator Name:
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Liotard, Jean Étienne
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Creator Name:
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Liotard, Jean Étienne
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Swiss
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Creator Role:
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Artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1702 - 1789
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Jean-Etienne Liotard
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Title:
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Portrait of François Tronchin
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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1757
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Creation Start Date:
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1757
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Creation End Date:
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1757
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Materials and Techniques:
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pastel
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Dimensions:
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Unframed: 38cm x 46.3cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1978.54
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Credit Line:
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John L. Severance Fund
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Rights:
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© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Image: Copyright The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Context:
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François Tronchin (1794-1798), prominent in the government and society of his native Geneva, Switzerland, was also an author and patron of the arts. The inclusion of specific objects in the portrait demonstrates Liotard's desire to depict Tronchin as a collector and connoisseur.Tronchin formed an important collection of Dutch, Flemish and Italian pictures, many of which were sold in 1770 to Catherine the Great and are now in the Hermitage (St. Petersburg). The Rembrandt on the easel is in the National Gallery of Scotland.Liotard, a friend and advisor to Tronchin, was much sought after in Europe for his portraits which are striking for their truth to subject, brilliant effect, and extraordinary finish.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1978.54.tif
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Initial Sort:
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Liotard, Jean Étienne
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