Portret van de politicus Guillaume-Xavier Labbey de Pompières 1827

"Portret van de politicus Guillaume-Xavier Labbey de Pompières" is a lithograph portrait by Alexandre Cheyère from 1827. The artwork depicts a bust-length portrait of a man in a coat and cravat, his head turned slightly to the right. The lithograph uses a technique of shading and detailing to bring out the texture of the subject’s clothing and the lines of his face. This work is an example of 19th-century portraiture and demonstrates the growing popularity of lithography as a method for reproducing images.