J.P. Bignon

Benoît Audran I after Joseph Vivien

Associated Names
Benoît Audran I

Artist, French, 1661 - 1721

Joseph Vivien

Artist After, French, 1657 - 1734

The image shows the upper half of a man's body. He is facing slightly to his right with his head turned towards the viewer. He has curly hair falling around his face and down to his shoulders. His facial features include arched eyebrows and a serious expression. He wears a formal, high-collared garment with a pleated ruffle. The portrait is encased within an ornate oval frame with inscriptions, and a decorative emblem is below the frame. The background features finely detailed horizontal lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1974.116.41

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Firmin-Didot 'Portraits', no. 53, State ii/ii


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1875

  • Firmin-Didot, Ambroise. Les graveurs de portraits en France; catalogue raisonne de la collection des portraits de l'ecole francaise. 2 vols. Paris:Firmin-Didot, 1875-1877.

Wikidata ID

Q65566165

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