Laurent Cars

Simon Charles Miger after Jean-Baptiste Perronneau

Associated Names
Simon Charles Miger

Artist, French, 1736 - 1820

Jean-Baptiste Perronneau

Artist After, French, 1715 - 1783

The image shows an engraved portrait of a man named Laurent Cars. He is depicted in a three-quarter view facing left with a composed expression, raised eyebrows, and a slight smile. His facial features are clear, with curly light-colored hair. He is dressed in a classical style coat and shirt, with ornamental elements surrounding him in an oval frame. Below the image are his name and titles inscribed in French: "LAURENT CARS, Graveur du Roi Conseiller en son Academie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture." The engraving has a textured background and a rectangular border.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.1774

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Portalis/Beraldi 1880, no. 63


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1983

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., July 1983.

Bibliography

1880

  • Portalis, baron Roger and Henri Beraldi. Les graveurs du dix-huitieme siecle. 2 parts, 3 vols. each part. Paris, 1880.

Wikidata ID

Q64962013

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