id:			84851
accession number:	2018.51
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Portrait of a Man, said to be the Sculptor Clodion (1738–1814), late 1700s. Unknown. Black chalk with stumping and red and blue chalks; frame details in pen and brown ink and blue washes; diameter: 13.7 cm (5 3/8 in.); height: 13.9 cm (5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin 2018.51

title:				Portrait of a Man, said to be the Sculptor Clodion (1738–1814)
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creation date:			late 1700s
creation date earliest:		1775
creation date latest:		1799
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creditline:			Bequest of Muriel Butkin
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culture:	France
technique:	Black chalk with stumping and red and blue chalks; frame details in pen and brown ink and blue washes
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - French
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Unknown  - artist

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measurements: Diameter: 13.7 cm (5 3/8 in.); height: 13.9 cm (5 1/2 in.)
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	inscription:	lower center, in brown ink: Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
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	inscription:	verso of second sheet of laid paper: upper left, in graphite: 2
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	inscription:	Watermark: upper center of second sheet: crowned armorial over D&C Blauw (partial)
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	inscription:	verso of original backing: faded brown label, printed with hand written black ink notations: VENTE 6 MARS 1898 SAINT AUBIN / (GABRIEL DE) / 97.— Portrait presume de Claude-Michel, dit Clo- / dion, célèbre sculpteur né a Nancy / Buste un médaillon, de profile a gauche. Costume / à jabot, perruque nouée derrière par un ruban / Superbe dessin à la pierre noire rehaussé de blanc et / très légèrement relevé d’aquarelle. / Cadre ancien Louis XVI, en bois sculpture et doré / Médallion rond diam 14 / Dacier No 290; yellow label with engraved designs: MARIUS PAULUME / Estamper, Dessins, Miniatures / TABLEAUX / Curiosities & Objets d’Arts / Encadrements / 10. Rue Chauchat. 10 / PARIS / Anciennement 13 Rue Royale
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Dacier, Emile. Gabriel de Saint-Aubin, peintre, dessinateur et graveur, 1724-1780. Paris: G. van Oest, 1929.
	page number: 	vol. 2, p. 50, entry #290
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	Weill and Henriot, <em>Collection David Weill</em>, vol. 3, pt. 2
	page number: 	p. 407, ill. p. 408
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	Dacier, Emile. Gabriel de Saint-Aubin, peintre, dessinateur et graveur, 1724-1780. Paris: G. van Oest, 1929.
	page number: 	vol. 2, p. 50, entry #290
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IMAGES

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