Antoine François Prevost

1745

Georg Friedrich Schmidt

Associated Names
Georg Friedrich Schmidt

Artist, German, 1712 - 1775

The image shows a man in a portrait from the chest upwards. He faces slightly to the viewer's left, with his head turned toward the viewer's right. His facial features include a prominent nose and full lips, with a refined expression. His hair is voluminous and styled. He is dressed in a formal coat with detailed buttons and wears a clerical collar. He does not have any visible jewelry and is not holding any objects. The background may include draped fabric or curtains, and possibly a globe. The portrait is enclosed in an oval frame with intricate detailing.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    plate: 22.9 x 17.1 cm (9 x 6 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 24.5 x 19.3 cm (9 5/8 x 7 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1990.56.5

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

below image, across bottom in plate: Dessine a Paris d'apres nature et Grave a Berlin par G.F.Schmidt Graveur du Roy, en 1745.; across bottom in plate: Antoine Francois Prevost. / Au monier de s.a.s. Mgr. / le Prince de Conti.; by later hand, aTv//in graphite: Tome I / 1 frontispiec e portrait par Schmidt / 74 cartes la plupare depliantes par N. Bellin / 8 fig. [?] texte par Cochin fils / 3 fig dipliantes [the rest undeciphered]

Wikidata ID

Q74885085

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