Oude man en profile
Medium
etching
Dimensions
183; 241
About this artwork
plaatrand: hoogte 241 mm x breedte 183 mm
Art Historical Context
Jean-Jacques de Boissieu's *Oude man en profile* (Old Man in Profile), created in 1770, is a delicate etching measuring 241 mm high by 183 mm wide. At just 15 years old, the French artist—born in 1755 in Lyons—demonstrated remarkable skill in this intimate portrait, capturing the contemplative gaze of an elderly figure seen from the side. De Boissieu, a master etcher, was already honing his craft during the waning years of the Rococo era, bridging toward Neoclassicism with his precise, drawing-like lines. Etching, the medium here, involves coating a metal plate with acid-resistant ground, scr...
About the Artist
Jean Jacques de Boissieu · 1736–1810
French, Lyons 1736–1810 Lyons