Jacques-Benigne Bossuet

1723

Pierre-Imbert Drevet after Hyacinthe Rigaud

Associated Names
Pierre-Imbert Drevet

Artist, French, 1697 - 1739

Hyacinthe Rigaud

Artist After, French, 1659 - 1743

This print shows a man standing upright, his head slightly turned to the left. He has pale skin, a full head of wavy white hair, and a thin white mustache, and he seems to be smiling slightly. He wears ornate clerical robes with intricate lace at the bottom, and a large cross pendant hangs from his neck. He holds a dark, square-cornered hat in his left hand, while his right hand rests on a book that is placed on a richly decorated table. The background features grand architectural columns and heavy drapery, with stacks of books and papers at his feet by the bottom left corner. There is a rectangular border surrounding the print, and several lines of text at the bottom

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3443

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Firmin-Didot 1876, no. 12, State iv/v


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1933

  • An Exhibition of Prints from the Collection of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1933, no. 134.

Bibliography

1876

  • Firmin-Didot, Ambroise. Les Drevet (Pierre, Pierre-Imbert et Claude); catalogue raisonne de leur oeuvre. Paris: Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Cie, 1876.

Wikidata ID

Q64961147

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