Louis-Rene de Caradeuc de la Chalotais

1764

Pierre Etienne Moitte after Charles-Nicolas Cochin II

Associated Names
Pierre Etienne Moitte

Artist, French, 1722 - 1780

Charles-Nicolas Cochin II

Artist After, French, 1715 - 1790

The image shows a profile view of a man looking to the right. He has prominent facial features, including a nose and slightly curved mouth, with focused eyes. His hair is styled in defined curls and he is wearing formal attire indicative of 18th-century fashion. The portrait is surrounded by a decorative element with a bow and leaves, with a detailed gradient background. A plaque at the bottom names him as Louis-René de Caradeuc de La Chalotais and includes his role and birth details in French.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving over etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 17.8 x 12.2 cm (7 x 4 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1988.71.2

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: Louis-Rene de Caradeuc de la Chalotais, / Procureur General du Roi au Parlement de Bretagne, / Ne a Rennes le 6. Mars 1701.; lower left in plate: C.N. Cochi n delin.; lCp//: 1764.; lRp//: P.E. Moitte Sculp.; by later hand, lRv//in graphite:#7 6

Wikidata ID

Q74880403

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