Guillaume Coustou

1770

Augustin de Saint-Aubin after Charles-Nicolas Cochin II

Associated Names
Augustin de Saint-Aubin

Artist, French, 1736 - 1807

Charles-Nicolas Cochin II

Artist After, French, 1715 - 1790

The image is an engraving of a man's head and shoulders within an oval frame. The man is in profile facing right, with defined facial features, including a prominent nose and chin, and styled 18th-century hair. He wears a high-collared garment, possibly formal wear or period costume, with visible fabric textures. The background has a textured pattern, contrasting with the shading in the oval frame. At the top of the oval, there is depicted drapery. Text below identifies the subject as Guillaume Coustou, a sculptor of the king.

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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): 18 x 12.4 cm (7 1/16 x 4 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1988.71.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bocher 1879, no. 60, State ?

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: GUILLAUME COUSTOU, / Sculpteur du Roy; lower left in plate: C.N. Cochin fil. delin.; lower right in plate: August.de St.Aubin Sculp 1770.

Wikidata ID

Q74880406

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