Portrait of Alfred-Victor, Comte de Vigny (1797‒1863)
Achille-Jacques-Jean-Marie Devéria
ca. 1825 · Charcoal, black, red, and white chalks · Drawings and Prints
Achille Devéria’s work as a portraitist is best known through his lithographs. This sophisticated early portrayal of the Romantic poet and novelist Alfred de Vigny subtly combines a variety of black media with red chalk. The technique used to create tone in the face through a network of wispy strokes is highly distinctive.
- Artist
- Achille-Jacques-Jean-Marie Devéria
- Date
- ca. 1825
- Medium
- Charcoal, black, red, and white chalks
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- Gift of Roberta J.M. Olson and Alexander B.V. Johnson, 2017