Charles Le Brun

1805

Augustin de Saint-Aubin

Associated Names
Augustin de Saint-Aubin

Artist, French, 1736 - 1807

The image shows a head-and-shoulders portrait of a man in profile facing to the left. He has strong, defined features with a prominent nose and chin, with long, voluminous curls framing his head. He wears a high-collared historical garment with a bow and an ornate pendant or medal on his chest. The portrait is enclosed in an oval frame with a textured rectangular border. Below the portrait is the inscription "CH. LE BRUN." The background has horizontal lines.

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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): 21.6 x 14.7 cm (8 1/2 x 5 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.88.23

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bocher 1879, no. 126, State iv/iv

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: CHLES.LE BRUN. / Aug.St.Aubin delin.et sculp.

Wikidata ID

Q74875524

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