Antoine Coyzevox

1708

Jean Audran after Hyacinthe Rigaud

Associated Names
Jean Audran

Artist, French, 1667 - 1756

Hyacinthe Rigaud

Artist After, French, 1659 - 1743

The image is a portrait of a man shown from the waist up. He is positioned facing slightly to the right, with his gaze directed towards the viewer. The man has curly, shoulder-length hair. His facial features include a round face with a prominent nose. He is wearing a loose-fitting cloak draped around his shoulders over a buttoned inner garment. In the area surrounding him, there are two tools, including a mallet resting against the stone ledge upon which he leans. The background features an intricately detailed stone frame.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving with etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    plate: 37 x 26.5 cm (14 9/16 x 10 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 38 x 27 cm (14 15/16 x 10 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.44.9

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Firmin-Didot 'Portraits', no. 63

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1854

  • Le Blanc (1854-88), vol.1, p.104, 356.

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.

1880

  • Portalis-Beraldi, Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris, 1885-1892: vol.1, p.52, 6.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Peint par Hyacinthe Rigaud.; lower right in plate: Grave par Jean Audran pour sa / Reception a l'Academie en 1708.; lower center in plate: ANTOINE COYZEVOX / Natif de Lion, Sculpteur ordinaire du Roy, ancien / Directeur, et Recteur en son Academie Royale.

Wikidata ID

Q74067413

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