Antique Print-BARON DE MONTESQUIEU-PORTRAIT-Desenne-c. 1750

Original antique print showing a portrait of Charles Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brede et de Montesquieu (1689 – 1755), generally referred to as simply Montesquieu, a French judge, man of letters, historian, and political philosopher.

Made by an anonymous engraver after Alexandre-Joseph Desenne.

Medium: Engraving/etching on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 10.6 x 18.5 cm (4.17 x 7.28 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light soiling. Attached to modern paper/margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

BARON DE MONTESQUIEU-PORTRAIT | RB-A8-20

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Source unknown, to be determined.

Biography engraver: Unknown, to be determined.