1835
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Portrait of a Gentleman is a 1835 by Léon Cogniet, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a man in profile, facing left. His curly hair is neatly styled, and he wears a high-collared coat with a cravat. The drawing is loose and quick, with soft shading that leaves some areas fuzzy. The artist signed it in the corner, but the medium isn’t clear—it looks like pencil or charcoal. The style feels relaxed, almost like a quick study rather than a polished portrait. Next, check out Romanticism to see how this fits into the movement.
Léon Cogniet (29 August 1794 – 20 November 1880) was a French history and portrait painter. He is probably best remembered as a teacher, with more than one hundred students, some of them notable.
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