Pierre Corneille

1799

Augustin de Saint-Aubin

Associated Names
Augustin de Saint-Aubin

Artist, French, 1736 - 1807

The image shows a portrait of a man in profile, with facial features such as a long nose and a prominent chin. He has medium-length wavy hair and is dressed in period clothing. The man is framed in an oval frame, with a label below reading "P. CORNEILLE." The artist's name "Aug. St. Aubin fecit" is inscribed beneath the frame.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving over etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.3 x 11.6 cm (6 13/16 x 4 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 21.7 x 15 cm (8 9/16 x 5 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.88.24

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bocher 1879, no. 58, 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

center in plate below medallion: P. CORNEILLE; lower center in plate below frame: Aug.St. Aubin fecit.

Wikidata ID

Q74875540

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