The portrait depicts a man with prominent features and gray hair styled in a traditional 18th-century fashion. He is wearing a coat with a high collar and a visible neckcloth. The background is a plain dark oval within a larger rectangular area. The subject is identified as Jean Jacques Rousseau. The portrait is rendered in a soft sepia tone.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1791, published 1803
- Medium
- color etching and wash manner on laid paper
- Dimensions
- 3422 × 4272 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original