The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne the Younger
1774
(French, 1755–1842)
Framed: 58.6 x 51.9 x 5.7 cm (23 1/16 x 20 7/16 x 2 1/4 in.); Unframed: 37.4 x 44.1 cm (14 3/4 x 17 3/8 in.)
Location: 216B French and German
Did You Know?
Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne was a sculptor--there's one of his works in the CMA's collection.Description
This signed portrait reinterprets a well-known pastel by Maurice-Quentin de La Tour of the important French sculptor Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne the younger (1704–1778). The sculptor, seen toward the end of his life, appears in working garb. His close-cropped grey hair, frank, observant stare, and bemused smile all demonstrate the closeness of the young painter to the elder sculptor. The work also speaks to Vigée-LeBrun’s interest in naturalistic portraiture (as opposed to her more formal, commissioned portraits), and—in the handling of the paint as well as her source image—her debt to pastel painting, her original medium.- 1774-1778Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne the Younger (1704-1778), Paris, France, by inheritance to the Lemoyne FamilyLemoyne Family, by inheritance to Yves Le Moyne-1912Yves Le Moyne, sold through Hotel DrouotFebruary 5, 1912Sale: Hotel Drouot, Paris, France, February 5, 1912, lot 76-2010Paul J. Vignos, Jr. (1919-2010), Cleveland, OH, upon his death, held in trust by the estate.2010-2011Estate of Paul J. Vignos, Jr., by bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art2011-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Hôtel Drouot. Tableaux et dessins anciens, aquarelles, gouaches, pastels, gravures. 1912. lot 76
- {{cite web|title=Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne the Younger|url=false|author=Elisabeth Louise Vigée-LeBrun|year=1774|access-date=20 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2011.49