François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers

1798

Antoine-François Sergent

Associated Names
Antoine-François Sergent

Artist, French, 1751 - 1847

The image shows two figures, one standing and the other kneeling. The standing figure is a young man shown from head to toe, while the kneeling figure's upper body and head are visible. The standing man is positioned slightly leaning forward with his arm extended. He has a mustache and long wavy hair that extends to his shoulders, partially covered by a large feathered military hat. He wears a dark blue military coat with gold detailing, a red sash, and tall black boots. To his side is a scabbard with a visible handle. The kneeling figure has long hair and is dressed in dark military attire with a sword in hand, gazing up at the standing man. The background shows a rugged landscape with rocky outcrops and a distant group of soldiers in blue uniforms. The sky overhead is depicted in shades of blue and grey.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color etching, wash manner, and aquatint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. W. Murray Crane

  • Dimensions

    image: 43.1 × 32 cm (16 15/16 × 12 5/8 in.)
    sheet (trimmed within platemark): 49.9 × 36.5 cm (19 5/8 × 14 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1955.4.8


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, below image, at center: Sergent Marceau ad vivum pinx et sculp. / MARCEAU / NÉ A CHARTRES, SOLDAT A XVI ANS, GÉNÉRAL A XXIII, MORT A XXVII...A Paris chez l'Auteur, Rue des Poitevins Section du Théâtre Français No.16. A Bâle chez Decker Libraire. A Francfort chez Guilhauman. Publiée le 26 Germinal An VI. sous la garantie de la Loi du 19. Juil. An II. de la République [publication information partly obscured by abraison and trimming of sheet]; at lower left, in graphite, in later hand: & AR; verso: at lower left, in graphite, in later hand: B-21594

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Watermarks

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Wikidata ID

Q65218973

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