Print Description
Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 45 x 60 cm (17.72 x 23.62 inch). Image size: 25.5 x 36.3 cm. (10.04 x 14.29 inch).
Condition: very good, given age. Light creasing, foxing and soiling. Small tear at top right margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
NICOLAS BERTIN, FRENCH PAINTER, PORTRAIT PRINT, 18TH CENTURY ENGRAVING, BERNARD LEPICIE, JEAN-FRAN?OIS DELYEN, ACADEMIE ROYALE, ARTISTS | PCO-B3-28
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Academie Royale de Peinture et Sculpture (reception piece) for the 1740 Salon.
Reference: Portalis/Beraldi 1880, no. 28; Le Blanc (1854-88), vol.2, p.537, no. 18.
Biography engraver: Bernard Lepicie (1698-1755) was a French engraver and printer who became a member of the Academie Royale. Known for his portrait engravings, he contributed to numerous academic and royal projects.
Biography artist: Jean-Francois Delyen (1684-1761) was a French portrait painter and pupil of Hyacinthe Rigaud. He produced academic portraits and historical compositions for the French court and institutions.
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