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"description": "This portrait is the most finished known work by Adrien Victor Auger, who broke from the idealized forms and historical subjects promoted by his teacher, Jacques-Louis David (whose work is nearby). In this drawing, Auger referenced contemporary Parisian cultural life, depicting the accomplished musician Jean Vidal as he embarked on an illustrious career in violin performance. Vidal is fashionably attired and gazes dreamily, signifying his modernity and artistic temperament. Auger rendered the violinist\u2019s likeness with great detail and realism\u2014including his slumping stockings and smooth shirt collar\u2014by varying the density of repeated chalk marks and highlighting the paper\u2019s tan tone with touches of white.",
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"citation": "Lemonedes, Heather. \u201cThemes and Variations: Works on paper from the museum's collection with a musical motif.\u201d Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine 55, no. 1 (January/February 2015): Cover, 4-5.",
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"citation": "Salsbury, Britany. Nineteenth-Century French Drawings: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Lewes, UK, Cleveland, Ohio: GILES; Cleveland Museum of Art, 2023.",
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