Black 18th Century Aesthetics
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Portrait by Joseph Ducreux
Portrait of a Man, Joseph Ducreux.
Portrait by Agostino Brunias
Creator Agostino Brunias, 1728-1796, Italian, active in Britain (1758-1770; 1777-1780s) Title A Mother with her Son and a Pony Date ca. 1775 Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 13 x 11 inches (33 x 27.9 cm) Inscription(s)/ Marks/ Lettering No inscription, Not signed, not dated Credit Line Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection Accession Number B2009.12.1 Collection Paintings and Sculpture
Portrait by Maurice Quentin de La Tour
Maurice Quentin de La Tour - MQde La Tour, The negro, 1741
Potrait by Girodet
A Directoire dandy in 1797, by Girodet; Portrait of J. B. Belley, Deputy for Saint-Domingue.
Portrait by Johann Zoffany
Intriguing: This 1779 portrait, by Johann Zoffany, shows Dido Elizabeth Belle, seemingly the equal of her playmate Lady Elizabeth Murray
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