Melchior de Polignac
Print
1729 (printed)
1729 (printed)
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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
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Object type | |
Title | Melchior de Polignac (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | 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. |
Dimensions | None given in accession record. |
Style | |
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 |
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Associated object | E.4440-1960 (Version) |
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Collection | |
Accession number | E.190-1960 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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