COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
DMA_.1989.135.FA
AMICA Library Year:
2003
Object Type:
Paintings
Creator Name:
Girodet, Anne-Louis
Creator Dates/Places:
French, 1767 - 1824
Creator Name-CRT:
Anne-Louis Girodet
Title:
Portrait of Louis-Charles Balzac
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
1811
Creation Start Date:
1811
Creation End Date:
1811
Materials and Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 24 x 19 11/16 in. (60.96 x 50.01 cm.)
AMICA Contributor:
Dallas Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Dallas, Texas, USA
ID Number:
1989.135.FA
Credit Line:
Dallas Museum of Art, Foundation for the Arts Collection, Mrs. John B. O'Hara Fund
Context:
The French Revolution affected the lives of both the painter and the sitter of this portrait. Girodet, who had been destined to greatness as a history painter for the French king, found no grand commissions after the abolition of the monarchy and turned his skills to portraiture. Louis-Charles Balzac, trained as an architect, found work drawing the monuments of Egypt for Napoleon rather than building any himself.
Related Image Identifier Link:
DMA_.1989_135_FA.tif
Link To Source
Portrait of Louis-Charles Balzac
