Christophe Gabriel Allegrain

Ignaz Sebastian Klauber after Joseph Siffred Duplessis

National Gallery of Art

The image depicts a seated man facing slightly to the left. He has curly, shoulder-length hair and a distinguished nose. The man wears formal attire with a buttoned coat and holds a sculpting tool in his right hand. Beside him, the bare legs of a statue on a pedestal are visible. The background is dark, with an ornate border featuring captions identifying him as Christophe Gabriel Allegrain, a sculptor and academician.