Portrait of Jean Jacques Rousseau
Artist
Richard Purcell
(Irish, c. 1736 - c. 1766)
After
Allan Ramsay
(Scottish, 1713 - 1784)
Date1766
MediumMezzotint
DimensionsPlatemark: 13 7/8 x 9 13/16 in. (35.3 x 25 cm)
Sheet: 17 x 11 1/2 in. (43.2 x 29.2 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Robert Getscher from the Getscher-Wilkinson Collection
CultureBritish
Catalogue raisonnéChaloner Smith (1883) 67
Object numberPC2014.14.76
ClassificationsPrint Collection
DescriptionHalf-length portrait of Jean Jacques Rousseau (based on the painting by Allen Ramsay) in a fur cap and fur-trimmed robe. The sitter is posed facing the right, with his head turned towards the viewer, and his hand resting on the fur trim of his attire.This record has been reviewed by University Galleries staff but may be incomplete or contain errors. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For any inquiries about the information listed, please email galleries@sandiego.edu.
1950-1974
1810-1863
First half of the 17th century
c. 1920s
probably 1650-1660
1972