‘LOUIS DE BOULLONGNE [?]’

– Three-quarter length portrait of Boullongne seated with arm draped over a ledge, wearing ornate clothing and a cross. Background includes architectural elements and drapery.

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Description

Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: fragment of coat of arms.

Sheet size: 45 x 34.4 cm (17.72 x 13.54 inch). Image size: 45 x 34.4 cm. (17.72 x 13.54 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Very fine impression; clean sheet; wide margins. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

LOUIS DE BOULLONGNE, PAINTER, FRENCH PORTRAITURE, FRAN?OIS BERNARD LEPICIE, HYACINTHE RIGAUD, 18TH-CENTURY ENGRAVING, ORDER OF SAINT MICHAEL | PCO-EXPO-PORTRAITS

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Source: unknown, to be determined.

Biography engraver: Francois Bernard Lepicie (1698?1755) was a French engraver and art historian, known for his refined and detailed portrait engravings after major French painters. He was a member of the Academie royale de peinture et de sculpture.

Biography artist: Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659?1743) was a French Baroque portrait painter best known for his grand depictions of Louis XIV and the French aristocracy. His formal style influenced court portraiture throughout Europe.