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Noël Coypel

Print
1708 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print, portrait of a man, head and shoulders, full face, within a plain oval border.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleNoël Coypel (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Brief description
Print, self-portrait of Noël Coypel, engraving by Jean Audran, 1708.
Physical description
Print, portrait of a man, head and shoulders, full face, within a plain oval border.
Dimensions
  • Height: 36.2cm (cut)
  • Width: 26cm (cut)
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Gravé d’apres le dessein de N. Coypel par J, Audran pour sa Reception a l’Academie en 1708.' (Lettered with name of sitter, biographical details and)
Credit line
Given by Edgar Seligman
Object history
The original portrait was Coypel's morceau de réception into the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture in 1708.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966.
  • Le Blanc, Charles. Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes. Paris. É Bouillon, 1854-1908.
  • Bibliothèque Nationale. Catalogue de la collection des portraits français. Paris: G. Rapilly, 1896-1911. 7 v.
Collection
Accession number
E.4406-1960

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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