M. David Hume

1764

Simon Charles Miger after Charles-Nicolas Cochin II

Associated Names
Simon Charles Miger

Artist, French, 1736 - 1820

Charles-Nicolas Cochin II

Artist After, French, 1715 - 1790

The image is an engraved portrait of a man in profile, facing left. The man has a prominent nose, defined brow, slightly tilted chin, and wavy hair gathered at the nape of his neck. He wears clothing typical of the 18th century. The portrait is set within an oval frame with an engraved ribbon at the top. "M. David Hume" is inscribed below the portrait. Artist and engraver details are included in the bottom corners.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper [first state]

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.5 x 14.5 cm (7 11/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 27.4 x 21.3 cm (10 13/16 x 8 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1990.56.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Portalis/Beraldi 1880, no. 60

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1880

  • Portalis, baron Roger and Henri Beraldi. Les graveurs du dix-huitieme siecle. 2 parts, 3 vols. each part. Paris, 1880.

Inscriptions

below image, lower left in plate: Dessine par C.N. Cochin le fils.; below image, lower right in plate: Grave par S.C. Miger en 1764.; across bottom in plate: M. DAVID HUME; by later hand, lower left in graphite: 1er Etat, avant Historien Celebre; by later hand, lCv//in graphite: a

Wikidata ID

Q74885072

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