The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 18, 2025
Profile Portrait of a Man
18th century
attributed to Louis Rolland Trinquesse
Sheet: 20.3 x 17.5 cm (8 x 6 7/8 in.)
Bequest of Muriel Butkin 2018.41
Location: Not on view
Description
This portrait bust is a counterproof: the reverse image of a composition, made by placing blank paper on top of a drawing and transferring the design with pressure. Eighteenth-century artists frequently made counterproofs of their drawings to replicate their work. This process also enabled them to experience how their images would appear if they were reproduced as prints.- {{cite web|title=Profile Portrait of a Man|url=false|author=Louis Rolland Trinquesse|year=18th century|access-date=18 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.41