Portrait of a writer
Fine Arts
Inventory number
2020.6.15.13.FA.PA.1819.FRAuthor:
Louis Marie Baptiste ATTHALIN (French, Colmar 1784 - 1856)Description
Romantic era watercolour painting of a young man sitting outside leaning on a stone with a forest background, and holding a paper with inscription "Reconnaissance Poeme". His other hand is holding a feather pen. The poet is fashionably dressed in a dandy style blue jacket with white waistcoat and shirt, and white bow tie scarf.The style in European capitals of this era for men was becoming more and more refined and this was due to the influence of two things: the dandy and the romantic movement. From the end of the 18th century up until 1850, romanticism was a transatlantic movement that influenced art, literature, music, politics and fashion. It embraced the past, the sublime, and the natural world; shunning the social, political, and scientific ideals of the Enlightenment. It was a reaction to the rise of the industrialization and urbanization and championed both individualism and emotion. One of the biggest changes in the men's fashion was the introduction of trousers, the traditional clothing of sailors and sans culottes, into the wardrobes of upper-class men and professionals. Romantic masculinity was expressed through symbolic solidarity with the common man.
Materials
Watercolor on paperGlass
Wood frame
Cardboard
Origin
1819 FranceDimensions
Width : 2 cmLength : 37.5 cm
Height : 49 cm