Marie-Antoinette

1770/1774

Jean Massard

Associated Names
Jean Massard

Artist, French, 1740 - 1822

The image is an engraving of a person in profile. The person has refined facial features and elaborate hair styled in a classical fashion. They are wearing 18th-century European clothing with lace or ruffles. A decorative border with floral motifs and patterns surrounds the oval portrait. Above the portrait is a ribbon or bow. Below, a rectangular frame contains text identifying the person as Marie Antoinette and providing her birth date. Additional text credits the artist and location. The background features ornate lines and patterns.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    plate: 9.5 x 7 cm (3 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 17 x 13.3 cm (6 11/16 x 5 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.208.12

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Firmin-Didot 'Portraits', no. 1452

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1875

  • Firmin-Didot, Ambroise. Les graveurs de portraits en France; catalogue raisonne de la collection des portraits de l'ecole francaise. 2 vols. Paris:Firmin-Didot, 1875-1877.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: J. Massard del. et Sculp / à Paris chés l'auteur rue Francs Bourgeois Porte Saint / Michel Maison de M. Gouin / et ches Ponce Graveur même Maison; below portrait in plate: MARIE ANTOINETTE / Archiduchesse d'Autriche / Dauphine de France. / Née le 2. Novembre 1755.

Wikidata ID

Q75120673

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