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Joannes Paulus Brignon

Print
early 18th century (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print, portrait of a man, head and shoulders, facing half right, within an oval border with letters.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleJoannes Paulus Brignon (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Brief description
Print, portrait of Jean Paul Bignon, engraving by Benoît Audran after Joseph Vivien, early 18th century.
Physical description
Print, portrait of a man, head and shoulders, facing half right, within an oval border with letters.
Dimensions
  • Height: 35.2cm (cut)
  • Width: 29.5cm (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
  • 'J. Vivien pinxit. Benedict’. Audran Sculpsit ' (Lettered)
  • 'Joannes Paulus Bignon Abbas St. Quintini Comes Consistorianus Anno Aetatis 41' (Lettered and on the border)
  • 'Offerebat humillimus servus Franciscus de Grain clericus Ambanus anno 1703.' (Lettered on the plinth)
Credit line
Given by Edgar Seligman
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.
  • Firmin-Didot, Ambroise. Les Graveurs de Portrait en France. Paris: Firmin-Didot, 1875-9.
  • Bibliothèque Nationale. Catalogue de la collection des portraits français. Paris: G. Rapilly, 1896-1911. 7 v.
Collection
Accession number
E.15-1960

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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