One of a group of drawings by Barbault and Joseph Vien, of twenty of the participants in a'mascarade a la Turque' arranged to mark the Carnival of the French Academy in Rome in 1748. The sitter may be either Brice Clement or Jean-Pierre Clement. It forms a valuable record of the vogue for Eastern fantasy in Europe in the mid-18th Century.
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Title of artwork, date
The Painter Clément in Turkish Costume, 1748
Date supported
1976
Medium and material
Red chalk
Dimensions
48 x 36 cm
Grant
1380
Total cost
2760
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