Author(s):
alix, pierre michel (paris, in 1762 - paris, 27–12–1817), engraver
date of production: between 1739 and 1750
dating in century: 18th century
type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts
name(s): print
materials and techniques: aquatint
dimensions - artwork:
height: 27. 7cm
width: 20. 7cm
dimensions - museum assembly:
height: 50cm
width: 40cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
stamp - stamp in purple ink in comics: "bequest amédée berger. 1881. City / of / paris" (lugt 232a). Posted by the museum. \ impression
inventory number - nºrg5233 in b. D. \ inscription in ink
inscription concerning the proof - on the old montage: "b. N. : this rare print is even more mysterious. The few proofs that we know of it do not in fact contain any letters, which allows all suppositions both as to the engraver and as to the character represented. (2 proofs at the b. N. ). Béraldi: we only know this very curious portrait from a proof before any letter which appears in the collection of m. Béraldi". \ registration technique
iconographic description:
presumed portrait of paul viscount de barras, politician and officer (c. 1755-1829), in full director's costume. Front bust in a frame with beams on each side. Mode of acquisition: legacy
name of donor, testator, seller: berger, amédée
date of acquisition: 1881
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: g. 5233. Date: Entre 1739 et 1750.
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