Légende

Allegorical portraits of André Le Nôtre and Jean-Baptiste de la Quintinie, Portraits of French historical figures, Les illustres français, ou tableaux historiques des grands hommes de la France, print, Series number, 29, 56, printmaker: Nicolas Ponce, after drawing by Clément Pierre Marillier, Paris, grantor of privilege: French crown, France, 1790 - 1816, paper, etching, engraving, height 333 mm x width 228 mm, Person, Jean-Baptiste de la Quintinie, André Le Nôtre, historical persons, portrait, self-portrait or graphic artist, The image shows an ornate engraved plate with a symmetrical design featuring two oval framed bust portraits facing each other, each set within decorative circular borders and lattice backgrounds, with a leafy flowering tree centered between them; beneath the busts are framed vignette scenes and a central small framed scene on an easel, flanked by artist tools and a basket of fruit and flowers; large decorative urns with floral arrangements stand at the outer edges, and an elaborate cartouche and wreath motif appear below, all rendered in fine sepia linework with dense hatching and ornamental scrollwork.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B15_244

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

45.8Mo (6.2Mo) / 27.7cm x 41.4cm / 3277 x 4886 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Allegorical portraits André Le Nôtre Jean-Baptiste de la Quintinie Portraits French historical figures Les illustres français ou tableaux historiques des grands hommes de la France print Series number 29 56 printmaker Nicolas Ponce drawing Clément Pierre Marillier Paris grantor privilege French crown France 1790 - 1816 paper etching engraving height 333 mm x width 228 mm Person historical persons portrait self-portrait graphic artist image ornate engraved plate symmetrical design featuring two oval framed bust portraits facing set within decorative circular borders lattice backgrounds leafy flowering tree centered them beneath busts framed vignette scenes central small scene easel flanked artist tools basket fruit flowers large decorative urns floral arrangements stand outer edges elaborate cartouche wreath motif rendered fine sepia linework dense hatching ornamental scrollwork