Print Description
Original antique print showing a portrait of Simon-Nicholas Henri Linguet (1736 – 1794), a French journalist and advocate known for his conservative politics who was executed during the French Revolution.
Made by Aug. de St. Aubin after J. B. Greuze.
Medium: Engraving/etching on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 11.5 x 18.8 cm (4.53 x 7.4 inch). Image size: 10.6 x 17.5 cm. (4.17 x 6.89 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Narrow left margin with some irregularities. Tiny crease bottom right corner in margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
SIMON NICHOLAS HENRI LINGUET-PORTRAIT | PCO-C45-28
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Published in France c. 1770.
Biography engraver: Augustin de St. Aubin (French; 1736-1807) was a famous engraver / illustrator, brother of Charles Germani and Gabriel. He was a student of his brother Gabriel, then Fernand and Laurent Cars. He worked after famous artists like Boucher and Greuze.
Biography artist: Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725-1805) was a French painter, born in Tournus. He was taken under the wing of Grandon, who later took him to Lyon and Paris. From 1757 he exhibited in the Salon of the Academie.
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