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Design for a Border with a Portrait of Baron Cuvier

Jean-Baptiste Arnout

1826

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paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Romanticism Early 19th Century Portrait

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Design for a Border with a Portrait of Baron Cuvier is a 1826 graphite by Jean-Baptiste Arnout, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Jean-Baptiste Arnout
When & what style?: 1826 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This is a drawing called Design for a Border with a Portrait of Baron Cuvier. It's made with graphite on tracing paper. The artist made it during the Romantic period. You can find it at the National Gallery of Art, Washington. It was created by Jean-Baptiste Arnout. This drawing is interesting because it has a portrait in it. Check out the movement Romanticism.