Portrait of [Pierre Jacques Courtonne]
1778
unspecified
From the collection of Leiden University Libraries
1778
unspecified
From the collection of Leiden University Libraries
This painting shows a man sitting at a table with papers and a book. The man is Pierre Jacques Courtonne, and the painting is a copy of another work. It's interesting because the original painting had inscriptions that were left out of this version. The artist made some changes to create a unique piece. You can learn more about the artist's style by looking at the work of another artist, Houbraken, Jacob, (1698-1780).