1796
paint
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
J. B. Poquelin de Molière is a 1796 paint by Pierre-Michel Alix, a Romanticism work, depicting Louis Xiv of France, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a man sitting at a desk. He's dressed in old-fashioned clothes. The man is J. B. Poquelin de Molière, a writer. The artist used a color wash manner to create the painting. This technique gives the painting a soft look. The artist's use of color is also interesting, with muted tones. To learn more about similar art, look up the technique: sfumato.
Pierre-Michel Alix (1762 – 27 December 1817) was a French engraver. He studied under Jacques-Philippe Le Bas and was best known for his portraits of notable figures during the French Revolution and First French Empire.…
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