1795
oil
canvas
From the collection of Hermitage Museum
Portrait of a Boy is a 1795 oil by Jean-Laurent Mosnier, a Rococo painting work, depicting Boy, held at Hermitage Museum.
This painting is a portrait of a young boy. He has long, wavy brown hair and bangs, and is wearing a white ruffled collar over a dark-colored shirt. The background of the painting is dark. The boy's expression is neutral, and he is looking directly at the viewer. His hair is styled in loose waves, and his collar is intricately folded. The overall effect of the painting is one of quiet contemplation. The artist's use of chiaroscuro creates a sense of depth and dimensionality in the painting. To learn more about this technique, look up chiaroscuro.
Jean-Laurent Mosnier (French: ; 1743 – 10 April 1808) was a French painter, active in Paris during the Ancien Régime's last decades and then in St.
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