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Jean Frédéric Phelypeaux, Count of Maurepas

Print
1736 (published)
Artist/Maker
Gilles Edmé Petit (engraver)
François Chereau (publisher)
Louis-Michel Van Loo (artist)
Place of origin
Paris (published)

Print, full-length portrait of a man, standing beside a table, facing half left and pointing to a representation of a naval engagement.

Object details

Categories
Portraits
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleJean Frédéric Phelypeaux, Count of Maurepas (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Engraving
Brief description
Print, full-length portrait of Jean Frédéric Phelypeaux, Count of Maurepas, engraving by Gilles Edmé Petit after Louis-Michel van Loo, 1736.
Physical description
Print, full-length portrait of a man, standing beside a table, facing half left and pointing to a representation of a naval engagement.
Dimensions
  • Height: 51.1cm
  • Width: 33.7
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
French School
Marks and inscriptions
'L. M. Van loo le Fils pinxit. Petit Sculpsit 1736. A Paris chés le Ve. De F. Chereau rue St. Jacques aux 2 Piliers d’Or.' (Lettered with name of sitter etc. and)
Credit line
Given by Edgar Seligman
Subjects depicted
Statesman
Battle
Ships
Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux
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.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.3191-1960

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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