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Aved, Jacques-André-Joseph (attributed to)
Portrait of a Gentleman in a Fancy Waistcoat Portrait d’un gentilhomme portant une veste élégante
around 1765 Vers 1765

With a calm posture, alert eyes and a slight smile on his lips, the sitter for this three-quarter-length portrait appears in near profile to the left and looks out to the viewer. Sporting a bag wig, which gained fashion in France by the 1760s, he wears a plain reddish-brown coat with large unadorned buttonholes, and a plain collar shirt with lace frills at the front and the cuffs. His right hand draws attention to the most spectacular element of his costume—a gold brocade vest with pink, yellow and white floral motifs. A light dusting of powder from his wig on the back of his coat accentuates his neck.

Aved, Jacques-André-Joseph (attributed to)
Douai, France 1702-Paris, France 1766 Douai, France 1702-Paris, France 1766
Portrait of a Gentleman in a Fancy Waistcoat Portrait d’un gentilhomme portant une veste élégante
around 1765 Vers 1765
Oil on canvas Huile sur toile
height / width: 67.30 x 54.40 cm; 26.50 x 21.42 in.
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Alfred Bader, 1981 Don de Dr et Mme Alfred Bader, 1981
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