Charles Louis de Secondat Montesquieu

1803

Augustin de Saint-Aubin

Associated Names
Augustin de Saint-Aubin

Artist, French, 1736 - 1807

The image shows an engraved portrait of a man in profile, with defined facial features including a pronounced nose and chin, short curly hair, and a draped garment. The engraving is framed within an oval with the name "Montesquieu" inscribed below the image. The background is textured with horizontal lines while the rest of the page is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving over etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    plate: 21.9 x 14.7 cm (8 5/8 x 5 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 26 x 17.5 cm (10 1/4 x 6 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1987.70.13

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bocher 1879, no. 189, State iii/iii

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 below medallion: MONTESQUIEU.; lower center in plate below frame: Aug.St.Aubin del.et sculp.

Wikidata ID

Q74877400

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