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Source Description
This portrait bust is a counterproof: the reverse image of a composition, made by placing blank paper on top of a drawing and transferring the design with pressure. Eighteenth-century artists frequently made counterproofs of their drawings to replicate their work. This process also enabled them to experience how their images would appear if they were reproduced as prints.
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Document identity
localId
74570
label
Profile Portrait of a Man
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
74570
contentType
drawing
title
Profile Portrait of a Man
description
This portrait bust is a counterproof: the reverse image of a composition, made by placing blank paper on top of a drawing and transferring the design with pressure. Eighteenth-century artists frequently made counterproofs of their drawings to replicate their work. This process also enabled them to experience how their images would appear if they were reproduced as prints.
date
18th century
citation
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q78617340
creators
38874
genreSpecific
Drawing
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 20.3 x 17.5 cm (8 x 6 7/8 in.)
cul
France, 19th century
accession
2018.41
Source extras
tec
Black chalk counterproof
tombstone
Profile Portrait of a Man, 18th century. Attributed to Louis Rolland Trinquesse (French, c. 1746–c. 1800). Black chalk counterproof; sheet: 20.3 x 17.5 cm (8 x 6 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2018.41
collection
DR - French
inscriptions
inscription
verso: lower right corner, in graphite: 798
inscription
mount, lower right, in graphite: Contre éprecue
inscription
verso of mount: center, in graphite: 798 / Ctm Epr. Trinquesse; upper left corner, in graphite: trinquessé
inscription
Countermark: center: J Honig / & / Zoonen
inscription
framer’s sticker: R. Charpentier/ 104.Ba Haussmann/ Paris
creditline
Bequest of Muriel Butkin
updatedAt
2026-05-29 04:57:01.218000
sourceId
74570
dept
Drawings
coll
DR - French
med
Black chalk counterproof
creatorTags
male
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image_url
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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d1d246ec148208d2