Pastel, Portrait Of Man With Glasses, Oval Portrait, Epoque XIX Eme

Funny portrait of an elegant man wearing a pair of glasses, realization in pastel, XIXth century. In addition to the masculine elegance typical of this period, it is interesting to see the portrait of a subject wearing his glasses here on his face (instead of holding them in his hand as it is more usual to meet him on this kind of paintings. ). The 19th century saw the appearance of models of glasses made in new, lighter materials, some models (like the one in our table) will bear the name of "telescope-wire" or even "glasses-hair". This pastel is in good condition, it is framed under glass, the glass is a beautiful old glass. The frame is posterior, it is old gold color and has some gaps (see photos) Pastel dimensions, at sight: 49.3cm x 39.5cm