Prosper Jolyot de Crebillon

Augustin de Saint-Aubin

Associated Names
Augustin de Saint-Aubin

Artist, French, 1736 - 1807

The image is an engraving of a man in profile, with short, white hair and aged features. He is wearing a loose garment and a dark robe. The background is an oval frame with intricate detailing, and there is an engraved nameplate reading "CRÉBILLON" under the portrait.

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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): 20.1 x 12 cm (7 15/16 x 4 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.88.26

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bocher 1879, no. 62, 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: CREBILLON. / Aug.St.Aubin fecit.

Wikidata ID

Q74875548

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