Self-portrait of jean huber seen from 3/4 back, bust. Is doing the portrait of voltaire. Turned his head to look at the viewer. With his right hand, he paints. Wear a light gray coat and a cap of the same color draped over your head. The portrait of voltaire wearing a long curly wig is already well advanced. In the back of the painter, in the foreground, a hawk. It recalls the first of the painter's two passions: hunting. To the right of the bird, a violin is placed flat, in representation of his second passion, musical. Object Type: Self-portrait. Date: 1773. Dimensions: height: 65 cm (25.5 in); width: 51 cm (20 in). Medium: pastel on paper. Depicted People: Jean Huber (1721-1786)Voltaire (1694-1778). Collection: Lausanne Museum of History.
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