id:			103821
accession number:	1921.912
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1921.912
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Portrait of Étienne François, comte de Stainville, duc de Choiseul, mid to late 1700s. Jacques Thouron (Swiss, 1740–1789). Enamel in a gilt metal and enamel frame; diameter: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.); diameter of frame: 8.4 cm (3 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade 1921.912

title:				Portrait of Étienne François, comte de Stainville, duc de Choiseul
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creation date:			mid to late 1700s
creation date earliest:		1760
creation date latest:		1788
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creditline:			Gift of J. H. Wade
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culture:	Switzerland, 18th century
technique:	enamel in a gilt metal and enamel frame
department:	European Painting and Sculpture
collection:	P - French 18th Century
type:		Portrait Miniature
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CREATORS

* Jacques Thouron (Swiss, 1740–1789)  - artist

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measurements: Diameter: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.); Diameter of frame: 8.4 cm (3 5/16 in.)
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	inscription:	signed right: Thouron
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Intimate Images: Portrait Miniatures from Europe and America
	opening date:   1993-03-26T04:00:00
	<i>Intimate Images: Portrait Miniatures from Europe and America</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 26-October 17, 1993).

	title:		Disembodied: Portrait Minatures and their Contemporary Relatives
	opening date:   2013-11-10T00:00:00
	<i>Disembodied: Portrait Minatures and their Contemporary Relatives</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 10, 2013-February 16, 2014).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Main European Rotation (Gallery 202), January 30, 2012 - July 23, 2012. Verso on display.<br><br>Main European Rotation (Gallery 202), July 23, 2013 - May 20, 2014.

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PROVENANCE

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Unlike fragile portrait miniatures painted in watercolor on vellum or ivory, which are prone to cracking, fading, and flaking, enamels are resilient, impervious to the effects of light, and retain their striking original colors over time. Partly for this reason enamel was considered ideal for reproducing famous paintings and treasured portraits in a reduced and luminous form. The complicated and labor-intensive process of enameling required the artist to fire numerous layers of colored metal oxide at different temperatures. This process made it difficult to produce a faithful portrait likeness, though masters of the medium like Jacques Thouron were able create portraits of remarkable subtlety imbued with the sitter's personality.

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	"Accessions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 8, no. 9 (1921): 138-41.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 139
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25136519

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IMAGES

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full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1921.912/1921.912_full.tif