# Portrait of an Actor

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## Artwork

- Artist: [VOIRIOT, Guillaume](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/voiriot-guillaume-r358c9b1f9799ee>)
- Date: 1751-1800
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 88 x 67 cm

## Commentary

Guillaume was born into a family of artists, the son of the painter and sculptor Jean Voiriot. He was a member of the Roman Academy of St Luke and of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in Paris, where he held several positions. Voiriot developed his artistic career during the reigns of Louis XV and Louis XVI and the revolutionary period. Especially gifted for portraiture, his most prominent works in the genre were dedicated to Parisian literati, scientists, politicians and artists.

## Related artworks

- [Portrait of a Lady](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/voiriot-guillaume-r358c9b1f9799ee/portrait-of-a-lady-r05dab572be0031>)
- [Portrait of M. Gilbert Desvoisins, Councillor of State in Ordinary](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/voiriot-guillaume-r358c9b1f9799ee/portrait-of-m-gilbert-desvoisins-councillor-of-state-in-ordinary-r33048306ac8408>)
- [Portrait of the Poet Charles-Pierre Colardeau](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/voiriot-guillaume-r358c9b1f9799ee/portrait-of-the-poet-charles-pierre-colardeau-r6b080aa4375c13>)

## Attribution

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