Five Busts

Augustin de Saint-Aubin

Associated Names
Augustin de Saint-Aubin

Artist, French, 1736 - 1807

The image consists of five side-profile portrait sketches of different individuals. In the top row, two adults are depicted. The woman on the left has her hair gathered back with curls around her face and is shown from the shoulders up, wearing a dress with puffed sleeves. Opposite her, the man to the right is drawn from slightly below the shoulders up, with short, curly hair and is dressed in a high-collared coat. The second row features two children, each with short hair and shown from the waist up. The child on the left has softer, chin-length hair with loose curls and wears a dress with a simple neckline. The child on the right has cropped hair and is clad in attire with a visible collar. At the bottom, there is a sketch of a young child with shoulder-length curly hair seen from the chest up, wearing a simple garment. The background is plain and unadorned, emphasizing the detailed linework of the portraits against the neutral backdrop.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1980.45.1241

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bocher 1879, undescribed


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1879

  • Bocher, Emmanuel. Augustin de Saint-Aubin. Les gravures francaises du XVIIIe siecle, 5. Paris: Damascene Morgand et Charles Fatout, 1879.

Wikidata ID

Q65566080

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