# The Young Draughtsman

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## Artwork

- Artist: [LÉPICIÉ, Nicolas-Bernard](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/lpici-nicolas-bernard-ra159eb56021959>)
- Date: 1751-1800
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 41 x 33 cm

## Commentary

Lépicié was an academic artist who specialized in religious and history painting. Towards the end of his life he moved towards portraits and scenes of everyday life, specializing in town views. The sitter of this portrait is Carle Vernet, aged fourteen.

## Related artworks

- [Louis-Philippe, Duke of Valois, on the Cradle](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/lpici-nicolas-bernard-ra159eb56021959/louis-philippe-duke-of-valois-on-the-cradle-r2738fba3948915>)
- [Portrait of a Young Lady Sewing](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/lpici-nicolas-bernard-ra159eb56021959/portrait-of-a-young-lady-sewing-r48027ce110c3d0>)
- [The Calvary Chapel of the Church Saint-Roch](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/lpici-nicolas-bernard-ra159eb56021959/the-calvary-chapel-of-the-church-saint-roch-r172b2c2860a7a6>)
- [The Courtyard of the Customs House](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/lpici-nicolas-bernard-ra159eb56021959/the-courtyard-of-the-customs-house-rd402c6818c17ee>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)