Standing Man with Cape and Feathered Cap 1774 - 1789
jeanpierrenorblindelagourdaine1
minneapolisinstituteofart
print, etching
aged paper
toned paper
light pencil work
etching
pencil sketch
sketch book
personal sketchbook
sketchbook drawing
storyboard and sketchbook work
sketchbook art
watercolor
"Standing Man with Cape and Feathered Cap" is an etching by French artist Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine, dating from 1774–1789. The piece showcases a single figure depicted in an oval frame, dressed in a feathered cap, a flowing cape, and a long, belted tunic. The etching's delicate lines and intricate details illustrate Norblin de la Gourdaine's skill, and his meticulous portrayal of the figure's attire captures the spirit of 18th-century fashion. Currently housed at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the artwork exemplifies the artist's mastery of the etching technique.
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Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine was a French painter and printmaker active in Poland in the late 18th century. Norblin's charming miniature etchings, representing mostly male heads, street sellers, and vagabonds, reflect both in subject and technique the profound influence of Rembrandt's prints. Norblin was also drawn to Polish subjects, capturing the unfamiliar, exotic world around him in his depictions of men with colossal fur hats and curled moustaches, Cossacks, and Polish historical figures.
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