Victor Amedeo I, Duke of Savoy

Attributed to Pierre-Jean Mariette

Associated Names
Pierre-Jean Mariette

Artist, French, 1694 - 1774

The image features an engraving of a man from the waist up, positioned facing slightly to the right. He has a mustache, wavy hair styled back, and refined facial features with a composed expression. The man wears ornate armor with a lace collar, typical of aristocratic attire. The portrait is framed by intricate scrollwork with a lightly textured wall in the background. Below the portrait is an inscription identifying the subject as Victor Amédée, Duc de Savoie et Prince de Piémont, with the artist's signature "Martelle excudit."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12.8 × 9.1 cm (5 1/16 × 3 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.1198

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

W. B. Dukes [d. 1942], London, (L.2757a); (Sotheby, London, sale July 8, 1942, no. 112); Hermann Marx [d. 1948], Surrey, (L.2816a); (Sotheby, London, sale May 24, 1948, no. 165); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1950.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q65369331

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