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Eugène Joseph Stanislas Foullon d'Écotier (1753–1821)
Eugène Joseph Stanislas Foullon d'Écotier (1753–1821) is an oil painting by the Rococo painting artist Antoine Vestier. It dates from 1793 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Subject & Meaning
His clothing, likely a dark coat and white cravat, aligns with the fashionable dress of the French elite.
The portrait depicts Eugène Joseph Stanislas Foullon d'Écotier, a man of the French nobility. Painted in 1793, the work adheres to the conventions of aristocratic portraiture of the late eighteenth century, emphasizing the sitter's social status and refined character through composition and attire.
Foullon d'Écotier is shown in three-quarter view, facing slightly to the left. His clothing, likely a dark coat and white cravat, aligns with the fashionable dress of the French elite. While no overt symbolic attributes are evident in the sources, the portrait's restrained elegance and precise rendering of physiognomy serve to convey the subject's dignity and membership in the privileged class of late-eighteenth-century France.
Technique & Style
Executed in 1793, this portrait of Eugène Joseph Stanislas Foullon d'Écotier is an oil painting on canvas. The work measures 80.3 cm in height and 63.8 cm in width. Created by Antoine Vestier, the piece adheres to the conventions of late 18th-century portraiture, focusing on the depiction of a male sitter.
The application of oil paint on a woven canvas support was the standard medium for formal portraits of this era, allowing for the detailed rendering of facial features and attire characteristic of Vestier's approach.
History & Provenance
Antoine Vestier painted this portrait in 1793 using oil on canvas. The work depicts a man and was classified as a portrait. It entered the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where it remains.
The painting's dimensions measure 80.3 cm in height and 63.8 cm in width. Its provenance is limited to its current ownership by the museum, with no earlier ownership records provided in the sources.
Overview
Antoine Vestier, a French portraitist, completed this oil painting in 1793, depicting Eugène Joseph Stanislas Foullon d'Écotier. Rendered in the Rococo style, the work captures its subject in a formal pose, seated at a desk with a document. This piece is held in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, offering insight into 18th-century portraiture and the social standing of its sitter.
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Artist
Antoine Vestier (French pronunciation:; 1740 – 24 December 1824) was a French miniaturist and painter of portraits, born at Avallon in Burgundy, who trained in the atelier of Jean-Baptiste Pierre.
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