Old World Portraits
Self-Portrait with Family in the Artist’s Studio
Paul Claude-Michel Carpentier
An intimate and elegantly composed 19th-century French family portrait set within a classical artist's studio.
Self-portrait with Daughters Henriette Joyard and Marie de Rège
Antoine Pesne
1754 · Oil Paint, Canvas
An elegant 18th-century family portrait by Antoine Pesne, capturing the artist at his easel surrounded by his daughters.
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Where it works
A grounded artwork with confident presence with softened warm notes — holds a formal wall with confidence.
- Often works in
- Dining Room · Library · Living Room
- Placement
- Works well in taller wall spaces with room around it
- Walls
- Best where a lighter wall gives it room to show
- Color notes
- Charcoal black, Olive green, Warm beige
About the piece
Created in 1754, this luminous self-portrait by Antoine Pesne captures the French-born Prussian court painter in his studio. Flanked by his daughters, Henriette and Marie, Pesne showcases his mastery of texture—from the heavy velvet of his coat to the delicate lace of the women's gowns. This intimate yet formal scene reflects the refined Rococo style that defined mid-18th-century European portraiture.
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