Buffon

1798

Augustin de Saint-Aubin after Piat Joseph Sauvage

Associated Names
Augustin de Saint-Aubin

Artist, French, 1736 - 1807

Piat Joseph Sauvage

Artist After, Flemish, 1744 - 1818

The image depicts a detailed portrait of a man's head and shoulders in profile. The man has distinct features with a prominent nose and appears elderly. His hair is styled in a white or light color, tied back with a ribbon, and he wears a high-collared garment typical of the 18th century. The portrait is enclosed in an oval frame on a dark textured background, with the name "BUFFON" below the image. Corner text identifies the artist.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving over etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 20.8 x 15.1 cm (8 3/16 x 5 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1988.52.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bocher 1879, no. 32, State ii/ii

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: BUFFON.; lower left in plate: P. Sauvage pinx.; lower right in plate: A.St. Aubin Sculp.

Wikidata ID

Q74878345

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