Gilles-Louis Chrétien Physionotrace Portrait Of A Young Gentleman Circa.1800. Market Physician and Secretary to Queen

Physician and Secretary to Queen Henrietta Maria

Albany Gallery

behind the fat woman

born in Heidelberg

where he was awarded a travel scholarship in 1893

Gilles-Louis Chrétien Physionotrace Portrait Of A Young Gentleman Circa.1800. Market Physician and Secretary to QueenGiles Louis Chrtien 1754 1811 Physionotrace portrait of a young gentleman Circa. 1800. Possibly after Jean Fouquet. In a period turned wood frame. 6 cms. Image. 10. 5 cms overall. In 17831784, the Frenchman Giles Louis Chrtien invented the "physionotrace" to aid in the production of profile portraits, which had became popular during the reign of Louis XVI. Within a few minutes, a "grand trait" could be produced. Chrtien's device used the mechanics of