Jean-Baptiste Perronneau
French, 1715-1783
Portrait of a Young Boy with Blue Eyes
INV-1425
Jean-Baptiste Perronneau
French, 1715-1783c. 1750
Portrait of a Young Boy with Blue Eyes
Jean-Baptiste Perronneau French, 1715-1783 →pasteldrawings (visual works)
Date
c. 1750
Medium
Pastel on blue laid paper, laid down on canvas
Dimensions
45.2 × 37.4 cm (17 13/16 × 14 3/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
The Regenstein Collection
Jean Baptiste Perronneau was one of the most unique portraitists in oil or pastel of the eighteenth century. He worked throughout Europe and Russia, but died a pauper in Holland. One of his most compelling early works is this pastel portrait. In this animated expression of youth, Perronneau used green shading to attain a naturalistic, lively face.
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Jean-Baptiste Perronneau French, 1715-1783
Title-page and page 40, from Second Livre de Figures d'Academies Gravées en Partie par les Professeurs de l’Académie Royale
Jean-Baptiste Perronneau (French, 1715-1783) and Pierre Aveline (French, 1702-1760) after Carle van Loo (French, 1705-1765) printed by Gabriel Huquier (French, 1695-1772) published by Charles-Antoine Jombert (French, 1712-1784) (French, 18th century)
Page 46 and Page 47, from Second Livre de Figures d’Académies Gravées en Partie par les Professeurs de l’Académie Royale
Jean-Baptiste Perronneau (French, 1715-1783); after Carle van Loo (French, 1705-1765) Pierre Charles Trémolières (French, 1703-1739) printed by Gabriel Huquier (French, 1695-1772) published by Charles-Antoine Jombert (French, 1712-1784)
