ID: 700007471 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700007471	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Portrait of William Burton Conyngham (drawing (visual work); Anton Raphael Mengs (German, 1728 - 1779) (German Artist); about 1754 - 1755; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 2001.82)

Note: William Burton Conyngham was about 21 years old and on the Grand Tour in Rome when Mengs painted this portrait. The sitter is shown in 1/2 length and 3/4 view, boldly turning into the light, clasping a sumptuous velvet cloak that dramatically enfolds his arm and shoulders. Mengs conveys William Burton's youthful energy through his powerful torsion of pose, alert upturned gaze, and backswept curling hair. The young Irishman's ruddy complexion and bright Titian hair are vividly set off against the pure white and bright blue of his open-necked shirt. The intense, saturated colors of clothing and flesh, the "colori chiari" so praised by Mengs, brilliantly harmonize with the cascades of duller, soft red velvet and complement the subtle yellows and greens of the background.

Titles:

Portrait of William Burton Conyngham (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,,)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

drawing (visual work) [300033973] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

pastel (visual work) [300076922]

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

Classifications:

drawings (preferred)

Creation Date: about 1754 - 1755

Creator Display:

Anton Raphael Mengs (German, 1728 - 1779) (German Artist) [preferred,JPGM]

draftsman Mengs, Anton Raphael (German painter and critic, 1728-1779) [500009824]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 2001.82

Other: Creation: Roma [7000874] Roma province (province), Lazio (region (administrative division)), Italy (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Pastel on paper, laid on canvas

	pastels (visual works) [300076922]
	.......(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

	paper (fiber product) [300014109]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by form>, <materials by physical form>, <fiber and fiber by product>, <fiber by product>)

	canvas (textile material) [300014078]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by form>, <materials by physical form>, <fiber and fiber by product>, <fiber by product>, textile materials, <textile materials by process or technique>)

Dimensions: Unframed: 68.6 x 48.3 cm (27 x 19 in.); Framed: 92.4 x 77.5 x 12.1 cm (36 3/8 x 30 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.)

Cultures:

German (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Neoclassical [300021477] (preferred,style)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <modern European styles and movements>)

General Subject:

portraits (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	Conyngham, William Burton (Irish politician and collector, 1733-1796) [500355280]
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

Sources and Contributors:
Portrait of William Burton Conyngham	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

Note:
English	..... [JPGM]
	..... J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)