print
- Museum number
- 1914,0228.2241
- Title
- Object: François de la Mothe le Vayer de l'Académie Françoise
- Description
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Portrait of sceptic philosopher François de la Mothe le Vayer, bust-length, turned to the right, wearing skullcap, collar, black gown; in oval frame on ledge with coat of arms.
Engraving
- Production date
- 1661-1703
- Dimensions
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Height: 258 millimetres
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Width: 200 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- A copy in reverse after a plate engraved by Nanteuil in 1661; for an impression see 1864,1114.516.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1914
- Acquisition notes
- British Museum stamp on verso: "British Museum / 10 NO 1900", in yellow.
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1914,0228.2241