The Little Philosopher, 1774-1789
Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaineexpand_more
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Gift of John E. Andrus IIIexpand_more 2010.67.7
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Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine was a French painter and printmaker active in Poland in the late 18th century. Norblin's charming miniature etchings, representing mostly male heads, street sellers, and vagabonds, reflect both in subject and technique the profound influence of Rembrandt's prints. Norblin was also drawn to Polish subjects, capturing the unfamiliar, exotic world around him in his depictions of men with colossal fur hats and curled moustaches, Cossacks, and Polish historical figures.
Details
- Title
- The Little Philosopher
- Artist Life
- (born France), 1745–1830
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2010.67.7
- Provenance
- John E. Andrus III, Wayzata, MN
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Cologne 1989. cat. no. 52; Hillemacher 18; Kepinska 1978, fig. 55
- Curator Approved
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