Portrait of Ivan Grigorevich, Count Chernyshev
Medium
watercolor on ivory in a later gilt metal and enamel frame
Dimensions
diam. 10.6 cm · diameter of frame 13.1 cm
Classification
Portrait Miniature
Department
European Painting and Sculpture
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
The Edward B. Greene Collection
Accession Number
1942.1141
Tags
male
About this artwork
Heinrich Füger, known as the "Cosway of Vienna," was born in Germany and studied in Italy and Vienna, where he became a court painter to the imperial family. Like Cosway, Füger drew his clientele from aristocratic circles. However Füger was less flamboyant than Cosway, capable of capturing the sitter's individual character and personality.