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Original 18th century etching with the portrait of Cardinal Melchior de Polignac (1661-1741), diplomat, academician and Latin poet, author of …
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Original 18th century etching with the portrait of Cardinal Melchior de Polignac (1661-1741), diplomat, academician and Latin poet, author of the Anti-Lucretius. He negotiated the Peace of Utrecht for France and was ambassador in Rome, where he gathered a celebrated collection of antique sculpture that would end up in Berlin.
The print is bitten in etching with a free line, far removed from the ruled burin of the workshops, and carries series numbering, No. 66 in the upper right corner and 2 at the foot, a sign that it comes from an album or recueil of portraits. Signed L. A. De la Live Sculpsit.
Medium: Etching.
Engraver: L. A. De la Live, signed L. A. De la Live Sculpsit at the foot.
Date: 18th century.
Dimensions: Image 9.8 x 7.1 in (25 x 18 cm).
Condition: Trimmed inside the plate mark. Paper with slight toning and some foxing spots scattered in the upper right margin, visible in the photograph; no tears or creases.
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- Dimensions
- 9.8ʺW × 0.1ʺD × 7.1ʺH
- Styles
- French
- Frame Type
- Unframed
- Art Subjects
- Portrait
- Period
- 18th Century
- Country of Origin
- France
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Etching
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Black
- Condition Notes
- Trimmed inside the plate mark. Paper with slight toning and some foxing spots scattered in the upper right margin, visible … moreTrimmed inside the plate mark. Paper with slight toning and some foxing spots scattered in the upper right margin, visible in the photograph; no tears or creases. less
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