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Corneil Van Cleve Sculpteur ordre de Roy

Print
1714 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print, portrait of a man, head and shoulders, facing half left, within an oval border of masonry.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCorneil Van Cleve Sculpteur ordre de Roy (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Brief description
Print, portrait of Corneille van Clève, engraving by Jean-Baptiste de Poilly after Joseph Vivien, 1714.
Physical description
Print, portrait of a man, head and shoulders, facing half left, within an oval border of masonry.
Dimensions
  • Height: 35.6cm
  • Width: 25.1cm
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
'Corneil[le] Van Cleve Sculpteur ordre. de Roy, Ancien Directeur, Chancelier et Recteur, en son Académie Royale. Peint par J. Vivien. Gravé par J. B. Poilly pour sa Réception a l’Académie en 1714.' (Lettered)
Credit line
Given by Edgar Seligman
Object history
The engraved portrait of Corneille van Clève was Jean-Baptiste de Poilly's morceau de reception, presented on his acceptance into the Académie Royale.
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.
Collection
Accession number
E.3246-1960

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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