Keywords: Gentleman in Grey Coat with Striped Blue Waistcoat - by Louis Narcisse Jacob, Marquis d´ Aigremont.jpg Artwork en Gentleman in Grey Coat with Striped Blue Waistcoat 1792 watercolour gouache Ivory Round cm 7 0 en The Tansey Collection of Miniatures Celle Ref No 10 378; Kat No 2005-2 http //www miniaturen-tansey de/en/artists/list/aid/221/tab/zoom The Tansey Collection of Miniatures Photo by Birgitt Schmedding en Louis Narcisse d' Aigremont was a curator in Lille and an amateur painter Therefore his different works vary in their quality; however some of them correspond to the standard of a professional miniature painter This portrait is one of them It shows a young gentleman with medium-length hair in front of a dark grey background; under his grey coat with large buttons we can see a black waistcoat with black stripes and a cravat The sitter' s powerful eyebrows his cool look and his expressive nose are softened by his delicate physiognomy His posture expresses pride and vitality The conspicuous colours of his waistcoat and the large buttons show the gentleman to be interested in fashion <br/> Reference Pappe und Schmieglitz-Otten 2005 p 60-61; Lemoine-Bouchard 2008 p 43 other versions PD-old-100 DEFAULTSORT 1792; unknown man Louis Narcisse Jacob Marquis D'Aigremont 1792 portrait paintings from France Male 18th-century gouache portraits of men 18th-century portrait paintings of men at bust length 18th-century portrait paintings of men at half length 18th-century round portraits of men 18th-century watercolor portraits of men Grey clothing in art male 18th-century portrait paintings of unidentified men |