Caption

Portrait of the French print publisher NC Aubourg, print, printmaker: Dominique Vivant Denon (baron), France, in or before 1803, paper, etching, height 91 mm x width 79 mm, Person, NC Aubourg, historical persons, publishing, publisher (portrait of scholar, scientist), A sepia-toned etching of a person shown in profile facing right, with a powdered wig styled with rolled side curls and a tied queue at the back, a high-collared coat, and a frilled cravat at the neck; fine cross-hatched lines form the textured background and detailed shading on the face, hair, and clothing, with visible etched strokes and a rectangular recessed plate mark around the portrait on aged paper.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B27_294

License type

Rights managed

Available size

42.7Mb (10.1Mb) / 12.3in x 13.5in / 3695 x 4043 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait French print publisher NC Aubourg print printmaker Dominique Vivant Denon baron France 1803 paper etching height 91 mm x width 79 mm Person NC Aubourg historical persons publishing publisher portrait scholar scientist sepia-toned etching person shown profile facing right powdered wig styled rolled side curls tied queue back high-collared coat frilled cravat neck fine cross-hatched lines form textured background detailed shading face hair clothing visible etched strokes rectangular recessed plate mark aged paper