Pierre Jeliote

1771

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 engraved portrait showing a side profile of a man's head and shoulders. The man is positioned facing to the right. His facial features are finely detailed, with a prominent nose and chin. His hair is styled in a formal manner, gathered back and tied with a ribbon. He is wearing a garment that features a visible collar with a ruffled design at the neckline. There is a large decorative bow above the circular frame that encircles his profile. The background consists of a textured pattern. There is text beneath the image indicating the name "Pierre Jeliotte" and additional inscriptions about his professional titles.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving over etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.6 x 14.7 cm (7 11/16 x 5 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 27.3 x 20.2 cm (10 3/4 x 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1988.71.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bocher 1879, no. 110, State v/v

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: PIERRE JELIOTE. / Ordinaire de la Musique de la Chambre du Roy, / et de l'Academie Royale de Musique .; lower left in plate: C.N.Cochin filius del 1767; lRp //: Aug de St.Aubin Sculp. 1771; all other inscriptions by later hand, lC //in graphite: (undecipher ed); lR //in graphite: 12; uRv//in purple ink: De la coll. Andre Barrier / Juge au bribrusal de la Seine / ach. 1919

Wikidata ID

Q74880466

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