The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of January 29, 2023

Portrait of Noël-François Charles Caille des Fontaines

1795

Lié Louis Périn

(French, 1753–1817)

France, 18th century

Watercolor on ivory in a later gilt metal frame

Framed: 10.5 x 9 cm (4 1/8 x 3 9/16 in.); Diameter: 6.2 cm (2 7/16 in.)

The Edward B. Greene Collection 1943.647

Location

not on view

Description

Painted during the tumultuous years of the French Revolution (1789–99), this bailiff court lawyer from the city of Caen appears sensibly modest and restrained.

Provenance
(Schidlof, 1930). Edward B. Greene.
Exhibition history

Main Gallery Rotation (Gallery 202): April 6, 2009 - October 26, 2009.

Intimate Images: Portrait Miniatures from Europe and America. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 26-October 17, 1993).

Disembodied: Portrait Minatures and their Contemporary Relatives. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 10, 2013-February 16, 2014).

Elegance and Intrigue: French Society in 18th-century Prints and Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 16-November 6, 2016).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1943.647