Mid-18th-Century French School, Portrait Of A Gentleman With A Lace Jabot Portraits noticeably fussy

noticeably fussy

Areas of craquelure but the paint is stable

Charles Joseph Watelet (1867-1954)

Given that this piece was painted in the same year as one of his court appearances

Masts become delicate vertical accents against the luminous sky

Mid-18th-Century French School, Portrait Of A Gentleman With A Lace Jabot Portraits noticeably fussyThis mid 18th century French oil painting depicts a bourgeois gentleman wearing a pale grey blue coat with a white waistcoat and a prominent lace jabot. He's reserved, comfortable, and carries the air of a professional contributor to his social milieu. He addresses us directly, turned slightly to the left, with a sense of ease to his pose. His coat has small covered buttons while the jabot spills down the chest in crisp, rhythmical folds. There's a