Sujet

Portrait of an Unidentified Black Servant, about 1775. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Portrait of an Unidentified Black Servant, about 1775. Additional Info: At the center of this sheet a Black youth is depicted gazing off to the right. His large eyes, expressive brow, round face, and double chin are rendered in delicate strokes of black chalk. The warm, brown tone of his skin is achieved by mingling red chalk throughout the black hatching and selectively blending the shades to model his visage. Black curly hair frames the right-side of his face, setting his striped hat slightly askew. The sitter’s dress is summarily described, but his high-collared shirt, jacket, and cap, suggests that he was a servant working in the Dutch court in The Hague in the 18th-century.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A01_185

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

129,9Mo (7,3Mo) / 52,4cm x 62,1cm / 6185 x 7339 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Europe Africa portrait people black male boy boys child children looking job hat head historical arts art occupation continent clothes Netherlands Dutch color African dress location century drawing uncertainty profession chalk clothing concept APPAREL one person uncertain head and shoulders attentive unsure servant looking away metaphor unfinished Colour Sideways Glance looking sideways 18th century Eighteenth Century servants history historic TGN portrait chalk Unknown 1770s Heritage Art Drawing black and red chalk Low Countries clothing & dress fashion & clothing Artwork