The Invention of Drawing, 1773, Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine, Polish, (born France), 1745–1830, 7 1/2 x 6 1/8 in. (19.1 x 15.6 cm) (image)8 3/8 x 6 1/2 in. (21.3 x 16.5 cm) (sheet), Etching, Poland, 18th century, Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine was a French painter and printmaker active in Poland in the late 18th century. Norblin's charming miniature etchings, representing mostly male heads, street sellers, and vagabonds, reflect both in subject and technique the profound influence of Rembrandt's prints. Norblin was also drawn to Polish subjects, capturing the unfamiliar, exotic world around him in his depictions of men with colossal fur hats and curled moustaches, Cossacks, and Polish historical figures.
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Invention, Drawing, 1773, Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine, Polish, born France, 1745–1830, drawn, Polish subjects, capturing, unfamiliar, exotic world, depictions, men, colossal fur hats, curled moustaches, Cossacks, Polish historical figures, 8 3/8 x 6 1/2
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