General Jean Baptiste Bossier

Artist John James Audubon (American, born Haiti, 1785 - 1851)

Date1821

MediumCrayon and ink over graphite on paper

DimensionsOverall: 12 3/4 × 9 1/2 inches (32.39 × 24.13 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Elise Guignon Collins in memory of Barat Guignon

Object number60-44

SignedLeft border near lower edge, pen and ink: "Audubon/1821"

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DescriptionThree-quarter, bust-length portrait of man with long disorderly hair, whiskers on cheeks, piercing gaze; dressed in black coat with wide, notched lapels, black waistcoat, high white collar, black stock, pleated white shirt, against light-grey ground. Two buttons below lapel, half of end of book held under left arm. Upper and lower left corners missing.

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