Daniel-Charles Trudaine

French 18th Century, after Louis de Carrogis, called Carmontelle

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a seated man in an ornate chair holding an open book. He is dressed in 18th-century attire and a formal hairstyle, with a table nearby holding books and a quill in an inkwell. The setting includes an architectural column, a tree, a landscape with trees and a bridge, and a partly cloudy sky. The floor has a checkerboard design.