Alexis Simon Belle, 1694 - Gentleman prizing tobacco - fine art print

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This classic art painting was made by Alexis Simon Belle in the year 1694. The more than 320 year old original had the following size: Height: 105,5 cm, Width: 80,5 cm. Oil, Canvas (material) was used by the artist as the technique for the painting. Today, this piece of art belongs to the Petit Palais - Musée des Beaux-arts de la Ville de Paris's digital collection located in Paris, France. This work of art, which is part of the public domain is being supplied with courtesy of Petit Palais Paris.In addition to that, the artwork has the following creditline: . Further, the alignment of the digital reproduction is in portrait format and has a ratio of 1 : 1.2, meaning that the length is 20% shorter than the width.

Additional artwork information by Petit Palais - Musée des Beaux-arts de la Ville de Paris (© Copyright - by Petit Palais - Musée des Beaux-arts de la Ville de Paris - Petit Palais - Musée des Beaux-arts de la Ville de Paris)

The unidentified man is shown slightly by three quarters, the left elbow on a table. His face tilted slightly to his left, he fixed the audience before him. He wears a long brown curly. His jacket with red velvet, adorned with stitching and gold buttons, opened over a white shirt with an attached black tie loosened. The gentleman holds in his left hand an open round snuffbox, he is about to use snuff for his tobacco. Placed on a tissue surrounding the other arm, his right hand is facing the viewer, the thumb and forefinger are stretched. His gesture can also be interpreted as an invitation to visitors to snuff tobacco contained in the box that holds out. The bottom is decorated left a drapery effect.

Charles Vincent Ocampo acquired this painting May 12, 1903, to Charles Sedelmeyer, as a work of Nicolas Largillière for 12 000frs. In 1931 he donated it, subject to usufruct, to the City of Paris, and renounced the usufruct in 1942.

Portrait, Male, Wig, Snuff, Element of architecture

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• Aluminium dibond print (metal): This is a metal print made on aluminium dibond with an outstanding effect of depth. A direct Aluminium Dibond Print is the perfect start to fine replicas manufactured on aluminum. The bright parts of the artpiece shine with a silk gloss, however without glow. The direct UV print on Aluminum Dibond is one of the most popular entry-level products and is an extremely sophisticated way to showcase art, since it draws focus on the artwork.
• Acrylic glass print: An acrylic glass print, which is sometimes described as a UV print on plexiglass, will change the original work of art into stunning home décor. Your artwork will be custom-made with the help of state-of-the-art UV printing technology. This has the impression of intense, impressive colors.
• Poster print (canvas material): The poster print is a printed canvas paper with a granular texture on the surface. It is excellently appropriate for placing the art print with the help of a custom-made frame. Please bear in mind, that depending on the absolute size of the canvas poster print we add a white margin of around 2-6cm round about the painting to facilitate the framing.
• The canvas print: A canvas direct print is a printed canvas stretched on a wooden frame. A canvas of this artwork will give you the unique chance of turning your art print into a large size collection piece as you know from art galleries. The great advantage of canvas prints is that they are relatively low in weight, meaning that it is quite simple to hang your Canvas print without the help of extra wall-mounts. Canvas prints are suitable for any type of wall.

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