Portrait of an Abbot

1767

Claude Henri Watelet after Charles-Nicolas Cochin II

Associated Names
Claude Henri Watelet

Artist, French, 1718 - 1786

Charles-Nicolas Cochin II

Artist After, French, 1715 - 1790

The image shows a side profile of a man seated and facing right. He has distinct facial features, curly hair, and wears a cap or hood and a cloak. The background includes a circular frame with a ribbon at the top, and a blank rectangle below it. The image has an aged look with shaded figure and plain background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 18 x 12.8 cm (7 1/16 x 5 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1989.84.1

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: C.H. Watelet SC. 1767

Wikidata ID

Q74884403

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