Catherine Lusurier

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A bust-length portrait of a man wearing eighteenth-century clothing consisting of a blue overcoat, a red vest, and a white shirt with a bit of lace. He wears a white wig and looks out directly at the viewer with a slight smile. The background is neutral, with no other attributes or adornments.

Portrait of a Man previously identified as Jean Le Rond d’Alembert

1770
Catherine Lusurier, Portrait of a Man previously identified as Jean Le Rond d’Alembert, 1770. Oil on canvas, 45 x 38 cm. Musée Carnavalet
Musée Carnavalet

An oval portrait of a young girl, wearing a pink gown with embellished sleeves fixed with blue ribbon. A pink ribbon holds back her curls, tied in a bow. She is shown at half-length, next to a basket of flowers. She holds a small spray of flowers in her left hand, up towards her face, and looks out directly at the viewer with a soft, neutral expression.

Portrait of Charlotte-Francoise DeBure

1776
Catherine Lusurier, Portrait of Charlotte-Francoise DeBure, 1776. Oil on canvas, 74.93 x 60.96 cm. Milwaukee Art Museum
Milwaukee Art Museum

A portrait of a man seated at a desk, looking out directly at the viewer with a slight smile. He is finely dressed and sits in an nicely appointed eighteenth-century interior, with a globe on his desk as well as other gold ornaments. He holds a feathered quill and puts it to paper, as though he has just been caught in a moment of composition.

Portrait of Jean Le Rond d'Alembert

1777
Catherine Lusurier, Portrait of Jean Le Rond d'Alembert, 1777. Oil on canvas, 100.2 x 81.2 cm. Musée Carnavalet
Musée Carnavalet

An oval portrait of a young man, who looks directly out at the viewer with a slight smile. He wears a striped overcoat with a large collar and large buttons, and a soft black hat. He is holding a stack of papers and boards tied at the top with a blue ribbon and a pen, which he fixes to the paper as he either writes or draws.

Portrait of Jean Germain Drouais

1778
Catherine Lusurier, Portrait of Jean Germain Drouais, ca. 1778. Oil on canvas, 80 x 64 cm. Louvre Museum
Louvre Museum

A half-length portrait of a man, who wears eighteenth-century clothing consisting of a blue overcoat, a red vest, and a white shirt. His gray, curly hair falls loose to his shoulders. He looks out directly at the viewer with a slight smile. An inscription on the bottom edge of the portrait identifies the sitter.

François-Marie Arouet, dit Voltaire

1778
Catherine Lusurier, François-Marie Arouet, dit Voltaire, 1778. Oil on canvas, 64 x 52 cm. Institute de France
Institute de France

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