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Object Type
print
Museum number
1900,1231.159
Title
Object:
Montesquieu
Description
Portrait of Montesquieu, head and shoulders in profile to right, with short hair, and loose dressing gown, against black background, within oval frame, with lettered tablet below. 1803 Etching
Producer name
Print made by:
Augustin de Saint-Aubin
School/style
French
Production date
1803
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
Dimensions
Height:
220 millimetres
(plate-mark)
Width:
147 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Bocher 1879 / Augustin de Saint-Aubin: catalogue raisonné
(189.III)
Location
Not on display
Associated names
Portrait of:
Montesquieu
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Henry Spencer Ashbee
Acquisition date
1900
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1900,1231.159