Marguerite Henriette de la Briffe, fourth wife of Cardin Le Bret
Print
1728 (engraved)
1728 (engraved)
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Hand-coloured engraving by Claude Drevet (1697-1781) after Hyacinthe Rigaud; 1728, French. Marguerite Henriette de la Briffe, fourth wife of Cardin Le Bret. Portrait, three-quarter-length, full face, seated, as Ceres. Lettered with 8 lines of French verse 'La Faucille…Coeurs and ‘Hyacinthe Rigaud pinx. Clauds. Drevet sculp. 1728 Marel A Paris chez P. Drevet Graveur du Roy aux Galleries du Louvre.’
Object details
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| Title | Marguerite Henriette de la Briffe, fourth wife of Cardin Le Bret (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Hand-coloured engraving on paper |
| Brief description | Hand-coloured engraving by Claude Drevet (1697-1781) after Hyacinthe Rigaud; 1728, French. Portrait of Marguerite Henriette de la Briffe, fourth wife of Cardin Le Bret, as Ceres. Lettered with 8 lines of French verse, the names of artist and engraver and date. |
| Physical description | Hand-coloured engraving by Claude Drevet (1697-1781) after Hyacinthe Rigaud; 1728, French. Marguerite Henriette de la Briffe, fourth wife of Cardin Le Bret. Portrait, three-quarter-length, full face, seated, as Ceres. Lettered with 8 lines of French verse 'La Faucille…Coeurs and ‘Hyacinthe Rigaud pinx. Clauds. Drevet sculp. 1728 Marel A Paris chez P. Drevet Graveur du Roy aux Galleries du Louvre.’ |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs E. Fuller in memory of the Reverend A. Fuller and A.W.F. Fuller through Art Fund |
| Object history | F-D.9, BN:Fonds 5. Later than 3rd state. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1965 pub. HMSO 1966 |
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| Accession number | E.401-1965 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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