This portrait is generally assumed to be of Léon Edouard Koëlla-Leenhoff (1852-1927), the illegitimate son of Suzanne Leenhoff. She was a Dutch pianist who had made her home in Paris and who taught piano to Manet and his brother Eugene from 1849. Manet acted as the child's godfather at the christening, and is widely believed to have been Léon's father.
Specifications
| Title | Portrait of Léon Koëlla-Leenhoff |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Red chalk |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 325 mm Width 232 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Edouard Manet
|
| Accession number | F II 104 (PK) |
| Credits | Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (former Koenigs collection), 1940 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1940 |
| Creation date | in circa 1868 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Internal exhibitions |
Van Pisanello tot Cézanne (1992) De Collectie Twee - wissel I, Prenten & Tekeningen (2009) Selectie Impressionisten van Manet tot Cézanne (2017) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | France > Western Europe > Europe |
