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Melchior de Polignac

Print
1729 (printed)
Artist/Maker
François Chereau (engraver)
Hyacinthe Rigaud (artist)
Place of origin
France (printed)

Print, portrait of a man, three-quarter-length, facing slightly left, seated in an armchair, supporting a bound copy of his Anti-Lucretius on his knees.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Portraits
Object type
Print
TitleMelchior de Polignac (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Engraving
Brief description
Print, portrait of Melchior de Polignac, engraving by François Chereau after Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1729.
Physical description
Print, portrait of a man, three-quarter-length, facing slightly left, seated in an armchair, supporting a bound copy of his Anti-Lucretius on his knees.
DimensionsNone given in accession record.
Style
French School
Marks and inscriptions
'Peint par Hyacinthe Rigaud, Chevalier de l’Ordre de St. Michel Gravé par Francois Chereau, Graveur du Cabinet du Roi 1729.' (Lettered with name of sitter etc. and)
Credit line
Given by Edgar Seligman
Subjects depicted
Cardinal
Archbishop
Melchior De Polignac
Associated object
E.4440-1960 (Version)
Bibliographic references
  • Bibliothèque National. Inventaire du Fonds Français. Paris: M. le Garrec, 1930.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966.
  • Firmin-Didot, Ambroise. Les Graveurs de Portrait en France. Paris: Firmin-Didot, 1875-9.
  • Le Blanc, Charles. Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes. Paris: É Bouillon, 1854-1908.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.190-1960

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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