Simon-Nicolas-Henri Linguet

1780

Augustin de Saint-Aubin

Associated Names
Augustin de Saint-Aubin

Artist, French, 1736 - 1807

The image features a central medallion portrait of a man with white, somewhat curly hair, a prominent aquiline nose, and a formal attire. Surrounding the portrait, there is a scene with an older, bearded winged figure holding a scythe above the medallion and small winged cherubs engaged with scrolls and sheets of paper below. The cherubs appear in dynamic poses, with one holding a scroll, another offering laurel branches, and a few huddling near an anvil. The background shows swirling clouds, and there is French text inscribed at the bottom of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving over etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20 x 11.6 cm (7 7/8 x 4 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 29.5 x 21 cm (11 5/8 x 8 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1987.70.19

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bocher 1879, no. 136, State vii/viii

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 image: Aug.de St.Aubin inv. et sculp.; across bottom in plate 5-line inscription; lower right in graphite: 1342

Wikidata ID

Q74877458

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