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Object Type
print
Museum number
1924,0723.1
Description
Portrait of French actress Mademoiselle Clairon: half-length, head turned to right, with hair in curls adorned with pearls, cloak fastened with brooch, dress, and belt set with stones; in oval, surrounded by laurel wreath tied with ribbon, placed in front of an obelisk; proof before letter. 1766 Etching and engraving
Producer name
Print made by:
Claude Antoine Littret de Montigny
After:
Johann Eleazar Schenau
School/style
French
German
Production date
1766
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
342 millimetres
Width:
226 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Portalis & Beraldi 1880-82 / Les Graveurs du Dix-Huitième Siècle
(12)
Location
Not on display
Associated names
Portrait of:
Mademoiselle Clairon
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Campbell Dodgson
Acquisition date
1924
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1924,0723.1