Peter the Great

1800

Augustin de Saint-Aubin

Associated Names
Augustin de Saint-Aubin

Artist, French, 1736 - 1807

The image features a head and shoulders profile portrait of a man within an oval frame. The subject is positioned in a side view facing to the left. He has a prominent nose, curly shoulder-length hair styled in waves. The man wears a high-collared garment with intricate details and a brooch. A rectangular border surrounds the oval frame with the name "PIERRE Ier." The background is plain with a textured area around the frame.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving over etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    plate: 21.6 x 14.7 cm (8 1/2 x 5 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 29.5 x 22 cm (11 5/8 x 8 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1987.70.18

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bocher 1879, no. 214, 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 below medallion: PIERRE 1ER.; lower center in plate below frame: Dessine et Grave par Aug.St.Aubin

Wikidata ID

Q74877454

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