Simon-Nicolas-Henri Linguet

1780

Augustin de Saint-Aubin after Jean-Baptiste Greuze

Associated Names
Augustin de Saint-Aubin

Artist, French, 1736 - 1807

Jean-Baptiste Greuze

Artist After, French, 1725 - 1805

The image contains a head-and-shoulders portrait of an individual facing slightly left, with the head turned towards the viewer. The person has a high forehead, arched eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, a narrow nose, and slightly parted lips. The individual has short, curly hair styled away from the face, and is dressed in a garment with a fur-lined collar and richly-textured fabric. There is no visible jewelry or objects, and the portrait is set within an oval frame with a patterned border. Below the portrait, a nameplate reads "S. N. H. LINGUET" along with biographical information. The background is textured and neutral.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving over etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 22 x 15 cm (8 11/16 x 5 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1987.70.16

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bocher 1879, no. 135, 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

across bottom in plate below medallion: S. N. H. LINGUET. / Ne a Rheims en 1736.; lower left in plate below frame: J.B. Greuze pinx.;lower center in plate below frame: 1780; lower right in plate below frame: Aug.de St. Aubin Sculp.

Wikidata ID

Q74877448

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