Antoine De Parcieux

1771

Augustin de Saint-Aubin after Charles-Nicolas Cochin I

Associated Names
Augustin de Saint-Aubin

Artist, French, 1736 - 1807

Charles-Nicolas Cochin I

Artist After, French, 1688 - 1754

The image shows an engraving of a man's bust in profile, featuring his facial features, hairstyle, and attire. He has a prominent nose, slightly pronounced chin, and his eyes looking straight ahead. His hair is styled in tight curls framing his head and falling to the nape of his neck. The man wears a coat with a high collar and visible buttons. The background has a textured pattern with a circular border and a decorative bow on top. Below the image is the name "ANTOINE DE PARCELUX" and additional text related to his life and achievements.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving over etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 18.1 x 12.8 cm (7 1/8 x 5 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.88.22

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bocher 1879, no. 70, State iii/iii

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.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: ANTOINE DE PARCIEUX. / de l'Academie des Sciences. / Mort en 1769. Age de 66 Ans; lower left in plate: CN.Cochin del.; lower right in plate: Aug.de St. Aubin Sculp. 1771.

Wikidata ID

Q74875520

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