1791
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Self-Portrait, Laughing (Le rieur) is a 1791 ink by Joseph Ducreux, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image is a self-portrait of a man with a wide, toothy grin. He has curly hair and is wearing a loose-fitting jacket. The background of the image is a light-colored oval shape, with darker shading around the edges. The man's facial expression is the most striking aspect of the image. His smile is so wide that it seems to be stretching his face, and his eyes are crinkled at the corners. The overall effect is one of joy and amusement. This image is an example of the Romanticism movement. To learn more about this style, look up the Romanticism movement.
Joseph Ducreux (26 June 1735 – 24 July 1802) was a portrait painter, pastelist and etcher from Lorraine who became a French national.
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