Jul 11, 2022
Portrait of a Gentleman, Jean-Baptiste Perronneau, 1765
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Portrait of a Gentleman, Jean-Baptiste Perronneau, 1765
"Marie-Anne Huquier Tenant un Petit Chat" pastel de Jean-Baptiste Perronneau (circa 1735-75) à l'exposition "Giorgio Vasari, le Livre des Dessins : Destinées d'une Collection Mythique" au Louvre, juillet 2022.
Jean-Baptiste Perronneau (1715-1783)
Olivier Journu (detail)
1756
Jean-Baptiste Perronneau, Portrait of a Man (c. 1757)
Jean-Baptiste Perronneau, Olivier Journu, 1756
“Jacques Cazotte“, ca. 1760-65, Jean-Baptiste Perronneau, National Gallery, London.
I know today is not Wednesday, but I HAD to share this guy in a pink suit with the biggest cuffs ever. And the reason I love this portrait is Cazotte’s expression: he does not look to the viewer and he seems to be in the middle of gossiping with someone else we do not see. Also: the shade of his beard, the black ribbon around his neck, and the white lining of his coat. I just love this portrait.
Jacques Cazotte was a naval administrator, but his real passion was literature and his verses and novels were quite famous back in the day. His wit was also very well known (come on, just look at his face, he’s about to say something!). He was guillotined during the French Revolution.
Exposition "Jean-Baptiste Perronneau : Portraitiste de Génie dans l'Europe des Lumières" au Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Orléans, France, août 2017.
"Gros de Tours Liseré, Broché" (détail) en fils de soie et d'argent (circa 1745) à l'exposition "Jean-Baptiste Perronneau : Portraitiste de Génie dans l'Europe des Lumières" au Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Orléans, France, août 2017.