Fontenelle

in or after 1796

Pierre Gabriel Langlois after Guillaume Voiriot after Jean-Jacques Forty

Associated Names
Pierre Gabriel Langlois

Artist, French, 1754 - c. 1810

Jean-Jacques Forty

Artist After, French, 1743 - 1800

Guillaume Voiriot

Artist After, French, 1713 - 1799

The image shows a portrait of a person's upper body facing slightly left while looking at the viewer. Their aged face includes prominent cheekbones and deep-set eyes. The person has shoulder-length, slightly wavy hair mostly covered by a soft, draped hat. They wear what appears to be formal attire with a fur-collared cloak or robe and a scarf tied at the neck. No jewelry or additional objects are visible. The background consists of a textured oval within a patterned rectangular frame. Below the portrait, the name "FONTENELLE" is inscribed on a textured surface.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper [final state]

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 27.9 x 20.7 cm (11 x 8 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.88.10


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower center in plate in frame: FONTENELLE.; lower left in plate below frame: Peint par Voiriot; lower center in plate below frame: Dessine par Forty.; lower right in plate: et Grave par P.G. Langlois

Wikidata ID

Q74875428

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