# François Tronchin

**Jean Etienne Liotard** (Swiss, 1702–1789)  
1757  
pastel on parchment  
Unframed: 38 x 46.3 cm (14 15/16 x 18 1/4 in.)

Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.54. [The museum's record](https://clevelandart.org/art/1978.54).

## About this work

This pastel drawing depicts François Tronchin, a prominent figure in his native Geneva and an impassioned patron of the arts. The table before Tronchin features a book, mathematical instruments, and papers that indicate his interests in architecture and music. Rembrandt's Lady in Bed , a painting that the Dutch master created around 1645 (today in the collection of the Scottish National Gallery) and the most highly prized painting in Tronchin's collection, rests on an easel nearby. Liotard considered the portrait of Tronchin among his finest works, and the meticulous rendering of the sitter's powdered wig, transparent flesh, and lace cuffs suggest the skill he had developed in pastel at this time.

_Text from the Cleveland Museum of Art._

Jean Etienne Liotard drew this in 1757, aged 55. It is now at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

### How it was made

- **Pastel.** Sticks of almost pure pigment with very little binder. The colour sits on the paper as powder: bright, matte and fragile.

### [Jean Etienne Liotard](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/jean-etienne-liotard)

Swiss, 1702–1789

## Facts

- Type: Drawing
- Culture: Switzerland
- The artist was 55
- Real size: about 15 × 18 in (38 × 46 cm). The 16 × 20 in print is close to life size.
- Century: 18th century
- Colour: black
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

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