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Portrait of Jean-Etienne Liotard: PD.80-1961

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Portrait of Jean-Etienne Liotard

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: de Favray, Antoine (Attributed to)

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Notes

History note: J.P. Heseltine (Lugt 1507); A. Fauchier-Magnan, Sale Sotheby's, 4 December 1935 (as by Favray), lot 9, bt. L.C.G. Clarke (£70)

Legal notes

Bequeathed 1960.

Measurements and weight

Height: 316 mm
Width: 199 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1961) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

1760s
Production date: AD 1762 : or 1764?

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black chalk
Red chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Black and red chalk on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: favray f. / Mr. Liotard / le 14 7e 1762 (4?) / a Boujoukdere
  • Location: Lower right
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: M. Stettiner / 8 Rue de Sage (perhaps from the collection of Mr. Stettiner?)
  • Location: Frame, verso
  • Method of creation: Label, ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.80-1961
Primary reference Number: 6546
Lugt: 1507

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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