Zittende man met baard en ruime, donkere mantel houdt een gesloten boek vast

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collector's mark: Lugt 2228

Art Historical Context

Behold *Zittende man met baard enime, donkere mantel houdt een gesloten boek vast* (Seated Man with Beard and Ample Dark Mantle Holding a Closed Book), a lithography by French artist Adolphe Mouon, created sometime between 1830 and1880. This imposing print, measuring 504 × 352 mm, captures a bearded figure seated in contemplative repose, his voluminous dark mantle draping elegantly as he clutches a closed book. The dignified pose evokes the archetype of the scholar or philosopher, a common motif in 19th-century portraiture that celebrated intellectual life amid Europe's Romantic and Realist cu...

About the Artist

Adolphe Mouilleron · 1820–1881

Adolphe Mouilleron (1820–1881) was a French painter and lithographer whose significant contributions to French printmaking and co-founding role in the artists' collective 'Les Artistes Contemporains' made him an important figure in mid-19th-century Parisian art. Born in Paris on December 20, 1820, Mouilleron achieved recognition through both his original lithographs and paintings, earning multiple...