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Object Type
print
Museum number
1887,0722.54
Description
Allegorical piece celebrating banker and statesman Necker, with bust portrait crowned by oak leaves wreath and framed by a chain from which hangs a medallion with profile of Louis XVI; Mercury, Ceres, a spirit holding the coat of arms of Geneva, plants, instruments of arts and symbols of abundance surround the portrait; within oval frame. 1788 Aquatint printed in bistre
Producer name
After:
Joseph Siffred Duplessis
Published by:
Rémy François Bergny
School/style
French
Production date
1788
Production place
Published in:
Paris (France)
Materials
paper
Technique
aquatint
Dimensions
Height:
415 millimetres
Width:
326 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
De Vinck 1909-1967 / Collection De Vinck. Un siècle d'histoire de France par l'estampe. Inventaire analytique.
(1386)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
allegory/personification
classical deity
Associated names
Portrait of:
Jacques Necker
Representation of:
Hermes/Mercury
Representation of:
Demeter/Ceres
Representation of:
Louis XVI, King of France and Navarre
Associated places
Associated with:
Geneva (city)
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
William Walker
Acquisition date
1887
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1887,0722.54