DrawingsFrench16th century

René II de La Jaille

c. 1550

Artists

François ClouetArtist

Hans Holbein the YoungerPrevious attribution

Description

René II de La Jaille is represented in simple unornamented dress. His short dark hair, which is inclined to curl, is brushed back from his face. There is a lively, almost mocking expression in his eyes, the faintest hint of a cynical smile on his lips.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black and red chalk with traces of white chalk on cream antique laid paper, laid down on a decorated mount

Culture

French

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

29.2 x 20.5 cm (11 1/2 x 8 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Catherine de' Medici; Christina of Lorraine; William Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of Bessborough; Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough, by descent (as attributed to Hans Holbein the Younger); Edward M. Hodgkins, Paris and London; Charles Wickert, Paris; George Jay Gould I, Lakewood Township, New Jersey; his son, Kingdon Gould, Sr., by descent; his wife, Annunziata Camilla Maria Gould (née Lucci), by descent; Castano Galleries, Boston, sold; to Fogg Art Museum, 1946, inv. no. 1946.5

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