Petrus Poissonnier

1774

Guillaume-Philippe Benoist after Jean-Baptiste Perronneau

Associated Names
Guillaume-Philippe Benoist

Artist, French, 1725 - 1800

Jean-Baptiste Perronneau

Artist After, French, 1715 - 1783

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within platemark): 28 × 20.2 cm (11 × 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.1640

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Associated Artworks

This is a photograph of a red leather book cover adorned with intricate gold tooling. The cover features a symmetrical border of swirling floral and vine-like patterns in each corner and along the sides. In the center, there is a coat of arms with a shield, a crown, and geometric shapes surrounded by decorative floral motifs. The red leather has a luxurious texture that contrasts with the gold embellishments, suggesting a historical or ceremonial significance.

Oeuvre de J. B. Le Prince Sur les Moeurs, les Coutumes et les Habillemens de différents Peuples, Gravé en partie à l'Eau Forte et le reste par le procédé qu'il a inventé pour produire l'effet des Desseins lavés

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince

1770

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, in image, at lower center: PETRUS POISSONNIER; in plate, below image, at left: Peronneau pinxit 1755; in plate, below image, at right: G.P. Benoist sculpsit 1774; in graphite, at lower left: B-1707; in graphite, at lower right: 2arb; verso: in graphite, at lower left: B-1707; in graphite, at lower right: medecin né à Dijon en 1720 mort en 1798

Wikidata ID

Q64957110

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