Christophe Gabriel Allegrain

1787

Ignaz Sebastian Klauber after Joseph Siffred Duplessis

Associated Names
Ignaz Sebastian Klauber

Artist, German, 1753 - 1817

Joseph Siffred Duplessis

Artist After, French, 1725 - 1802

The image depicts a seated man facing slightly to the left. He has curly, shoulder-length hair and a distinguished nose. The man wears formal attire with a buttoned coat and holds a sculpting tool in his right hand. Beside him, the bare legs of a statue on a pedestal are visible. The background is dark, with an ornate border featuring captions identifying him as Christophe Gabriel Allegrain, a sculptor and academician.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1979.25.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Le Blanc, no. 29

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1854

  • Le Blanc, Charles. _Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant le dictionnaire des graveurs de toutes les nations, dans lequel sont decrites les estampes rares, precieuses et interessantes avec l'indication de leurs differents etats et des prix auxquels

Wikidata ID

Q65570724

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