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Circle of Wincenty de Lesseur, Portrait of a Man, ca. 1790, watercolor and gouache on ivory, sight: 2 11/16 x 2 1/8 in. (6.8 x 5.4 cm), framed: 2 7/8 x 2 5/16 in. (7.3 x 5.9 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/59
Circle of Wincenty de Lesseur, Portrait of a Man (verso), ca. 1790, watercolor and gouache on ivory, sight: 2 11/16 x 2 1/8 in. (6.8 x 5.4 cm), framed: 2 7/8 x 2 5/16 in. (7.3 x 5.9 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/59
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Circle of Wincenty de Lesseur, Portrait of a Man, ca. 1790

Artist Circle of Wincenty de Lesseur (Polish, 1745–1813)
Former Attribution Heinrich Friedrich Füger (German, 1751–1818)
Title Portrait of a Man
Object Date ca. 1790
Former Title Portrait of Antonio Canova
Medium Watercolor and gouache on ivory
Setting Ormolu case
Dimensions Sight: 2 11/16 x 2 1/8 in. (6.8 x 5.4 cm)
Framed: 2 7/8 x 2 5/16 in. (7.3 x 5.9 cm)
Inscription Erroneously inscribed on case verso: “Antonio Canova, / “Sculptor” / by / F H Füger.”
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/59

doi: 10.37764/8322.5.2228

Scholarly research and commentary to be published in 2024.

 

Circle of Wincenty de Lesseur, Portrait of a Man, ca. 1790, watercolor and gouache on ivory, sight: 2 11/16 x 2 1/8 in. (6.8 x 5.4 cm), framed: 2 7/8 x 2 5/16 in. (7.3 x 5.9 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/59
Circle of Wincenty de Lesseur, Portrait of a Man (verso), ca. 1790, watercolor and gouache on ivory, sight: 2 11/16 x 2 1/8 in. (6.8 x 5.4 cm), framed: 2 7/8 x 2 5/16 in. (7.3 x 5.9 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/59
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