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A portrait of a young man, formerly supposed to be Raphael
c.1790-1805Crayon-manner engraving | 54.5 x 41.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 850094
A crayon-manner engraving after a painting now in the Musée du Louvre, Paris (inv. no.613). Signed by the printmakers and the intermediate draughtsman; lettered with the title, which identifies Raphael as the sitter. It is not clear whether the signature 'A. Demarteau' refers to Gilles Antoine Demarteau. Trimmed within the platemark.
The painting has long been attributed to Raphael, an opinion also shared by Ruland (1876) but no longer accepted by modern scholars. The names of Parmigianino and Correggio have been recently suggested. See Bibliographic References for further information. A photograph of the painting at RCIN 852043.
Creator(s)
? Gilles Antoine Demarteau (1750-1802) (printmaker)
Mme Demarteau (printmaker)
After Jean Vignaud (1775 - 1826) (designer)
After a work attributed to Antonio Allegri Correggio (c. 1489-1534) (artist)
After a work attributed to Parmigianino (Parma 1503-Casalmaggiore 1540) (artist)
After a work previously attributed to Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
54.5 x 41.6 cm (sheet of paper)
43.8 x 40.6 cm (image)
Portrait de Raphael a l'Age de Quinze ans, / d'apres le Tableau peint par lui meme
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
Bibliographic reference(s)
pp.139-41, no.37 (Raphael dans les collections françaises 1983 : Hommage a Raphael. Raphael dans les collections françaises: (Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, 15 novembre 1983-13 fevrier 1984), Paris)
p.228, no. XI.1 (entry written by Grazia Bernini Pezzini) (Raphael Invenit 1985 : Bernini Pezzini, G. et al., 1985. Raphael Invenit. Stampe di Raffaello nelle Collezioni dell'Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica, Rome)
