Jean-Augustin Léveillé

French, active second half 18th century

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The image is a classical-style portrait in a reddish tone. It depicts a person's profile with long hair tied back. The portrait is set inside a circular frame with the inscription "HUET NE LE 22 OCTOBRE" and is surrounded by decorative motifs of laurel leaves and roses. Three cherubic figures with curly hair and small wings are engaging in artistic activities; one holds a quill, another supports a blank sheet, and the third gazes at the work. The cherubs are depicted in a playful manner, with one clutching a flower and another holding a brush or pen. Below the frame, there are objects including a scroll, an artist’s palette, and botanical elements. The background of the image is a plain, lightly textured surface.
Gilles Demarteau the Elder, Allegorical Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Hüet, c. 1775, chalk manner printed in red on laid paper, Gift of Neil and Ivan Phillips in memory of Jacqueline Getty Phillips, 1994.84.3

Allegorical Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Hüet

Gilles Demarteau the Elder · c. 1775 · chalk manner printed in red on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1994.84.3

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Gallerie des modes et costumes français, dessinés d'après nature, gravés par les plus célèbres artistes en ce genre, et colorés avec le plus grand soin (Volume II)

Various Artists, J. Pélicier, Jean Victor Dupin, Pierre Adrien Le Beau, Etienne Claude Voysard, Claude-Antoine Littrey de Montigny, Jean Devaux, Noël Pruneau, A.B. Duhamel, Martial Deny, Jean Charles Delafosse, Francoise Basset, Pierre-Charles Baquoy · 1780/1787, volume bound 1916 · 2 works bound in 1 vol. with 267 hand-colored etchings & engravings (Gallerie des modes...) and 36 hand-colored etchings and engravings (Collection..) ·  Accession ID  1942.9.1553