Portrait of Joseph-Charles de Meulemeester in the Loggia of the Vatican — Joseph Ducq

Joseph Ducq. Painted 1813.

The painters Ducq and De Meulemeester belonged to the Southern Netherlandish artists-in-training who were sent by the government to Rome to study Italian masterpieces. In a passage of the Vatican decorated by the renowned painter Raphael, De Meulemeester shows us his copy of the ceiling painting above him. His aim was to reproduce all of Raphael’s work. On the chair is his palette, watercolour box, and brush in a glass of water.

From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Currently on display in Main building, 1815: Waterloo and King Willem I, 19th Century.

oil paint (paint), canvas · Original size: 57.4 × 75.5 cm · Purchased with the support of the Gerhards Fonds/Rijksmuseum Fonds

Print: 57.4 × 75.5 cm, printed on Hahnemühle FineArt archival cotton paper. Museum-grade reproduction quality, true to the colours and detail of the original work.

Frame (optional): a custom-made wooden frame in a matte black finish, cut to the exact dimensions of this print, with an off-white passe-partout mat and protective glazing. Ready to hang.

Source: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200750323. Image released under CC0 by the Rijksmuseum.