Portrait of Pierre Antoine de Boyer du Suquet
Medium
Graphite on off-white antique laid paper
Dimensions
Diameter: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2012
Accession Number
2012.150.3
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Art Historical Context
In the elegant world of 18th-century portraiture, Charles Nicolas Cochin II's *Portrait of Pierre Antoine de du Suquet* (1776) stands as a refined gem. Cochin II, a master engraver and draftsman closely tied to the French Royal Academy, captured the sitter—a likely nobleman, given his aristocratic name—in a compact circular format measuring just 2 3/4 inches (7 cm) in diameter This intimate scale evokes personal mementos, such as those worn in lockets or used in private collections during the Ancien Régime. Executed in graphite on off-white antique laid paper, the drawing showcases Cochin's p...