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Louis Rolland Trinquesse

Profile Portrait of a Man

18th century
Black chalk counterproof

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

This portrait bust is a counterproof: the reverse image of a composition, made by placing blank paper on top of a drawing and transferring the design with pressure. Eighteenth-century artists frequently made counterproofs of their drawings to replicate their work. This process also enabled them to experience how their images would appear if they were reproduced as prints.

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