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The Genius Of The Arts
Marais, Henri - Enlarge image
The Genius Of The Arts
- Object:
Print
- Place of origin:
Paris, France (printed)
- Date:
1789 (printed)
- Artist/Maker:
Marais, Henri (of Paris), born 1768 (printmaker)
Lacombe, Etienne (after, artist) - Materials and Techniques:
Engraving on paper
- Museum number:
26960
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, case 2F, shelf WM, box 5B
This print was the frontispiece for Tableaux, Statues et Bas-Relief et Camèes de la Galerie du Florence et du Palais Pitti with prints after M. Wicar and published by Etienne Lacombe. The allegorical figure is shown in neoclassical surroundings, with a column and a shield. It is apparently an idealised portrait of the sculptor Jean-Guillaume Moitte (1746–1810). He is holding a laurel crown, which in portraiture suggests that the subject is a literary or artistic figure.
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