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Théodore Chassériau

Portrait of Léopold Burthe

Maker

Théodore Chassériau (French, 1819-1856)

Title

Portrait of Léopold Burthe

Year

1846

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

graphite

Supports

Dimensions

34.8 x 27.1 cm (13 11/16 x 10 11/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed and dated, at ll, in graphite: Theodore Chasseriau 1846

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Murray S. Danforth

Object Number

38.145

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

From Dürer to Van Gogh
Gifts from Eliza Greene Radeke and Helen Metcalf Danforth
Jun 05, 2008 – Oct 26, 2008
French Drawings in the Time of Degas
Aug 19, 2005 – Jan 22, 2006

Label copy

Degas became familiar with Chassériau’s work through Gustave Moreau (1826-98), who had been Chassériau’s student. Moreau became a mentor to Degas in 1858 while they were in Italy and introduced him to many artists, both contemporary French and historical figures.

Chassériau had been a pupil of Degas’s idol Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780-1867), but Chassériau’s study with Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863) led to the looser, more expressive style of drawing seen here.

European and American Watercolors and Drawings from the Permanent Collection
Feb 26, 1947 – Mar 10, 1947

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Théodore Chassériau (French, 1819-1856)
Portrait of Léopold Burthe, 1846
Graphite on wove paper
34.8 x 27.1 cm (13 11/16 x 10 11/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Murray S. Danforth 38.145

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